Have a couple of seals that won't roll out when I extend the slide. Here at home it's not a big deal to get a ladder and roll them out. I don't carry a ladder on trips though because of space. Any tricks/tips to get those seals to roll or to unroll then when they don't?
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Monaco Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Franklin, NC
Posts: 203
Add slip strips
I purchased bathtub slip strips and placed them on the top and sides of my slides. This causes the rubber to hit the strips which then flips the rubber correctly by the resistance they cause. Works going in and out .
Hope this help you. I no longer have to climb a ladder to have the rubber lay correctly.
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Mike & Karen. 2012 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 34 SBD, Toad is a 2014 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, Copperhead Pearl . Blue Ox base plate with Roadmaster Nighthawk towbar with RVibrake2 Auxiliary Braking System and EEZTIRE TPMS. CHF, rear track bar and Safe T Steer. FMCA Member.
Are you using a lube on the seals? Stop, they need some friction to deploy. I had a similar problem early on and I manually inverted the seals as far up as I could reach and the rest followed as the slide came out. Obviously it takes two people or one of those fancy remote slide actuators.
I bought some aftermarket body side moldings and placed them on the slides about 1" back from the front edge. They are about 1" wide and 1/4" high and it flips them in both directions.
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Wayne & Roberta
08 Winnebago Destination 39W Gas UFO Workhorse Chassis......It's really weird being the same age as old people. I thought getting old would take much longer.
After some searching online yesterday I bought some clear cabinet protector buttons and put those on. I have serious doubts they'll hold very long so I may end up using one of your guys suggestions when they fall off. I'd thought about using antiskid tape like you use on steps but that seems pretty harsh and over time would wonder what it would do to the wipers. The bath tub slip strips seem like they'd be easier on the wipers so that may be my next move.
Have some time so wanted to update a few threads I have in case others get some use out of them.
The buttons worked great. Have opened and closed the slides a few times and not once has a wiper not rolled out. I will update if things change but for now they seem to work great.
. Blue Ox base plate with Roadmaster Nighthawk towbar with RVibrake2 Auxiliary Braking System and EEZTIRE TPMS. CHF, rear track bar and Safe T Steer. FMCA Member.
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