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Well, been gone from Oklahoma for a couple of weeks and today, rain came down and water was running in Yvonne's lap..cold water!
i looked at the seal and it had pulled out of the loom that holds it in place. the rear portion had been twisted. of course, called Newell and you know the answer..Must return to Oklahoma and have the seal re-strung..I was able to position the seal so that it sealed, somewhat..I doubt that I could position the slide and fix it..
thought I'd share this just in cayenne of you wizards has any ideas..
Ron Gripon
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Ron, do you have vacuum pumps on your slide seals?
I have seen it apart, and honestly I don't know of any way of getting the seal back into it's channel with the slide in the way.
Sorry to hear of your misfortune.
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(12-16-2017, 06:08 PM)Rongripon Wrote: Well, been gone from Oklahoma for a couple of weeks and today, rain came down and water was running in Yvonne's lap..cold water!
i looked at the seal and it had pulled out of the loom that holds it in place. the rear portion had been twisted. of course, called Newell and you know the answer..Must return to Oklahoma and have the seal re-strung..I was able to position the seal so that it sealed, somewhat..I doubt that I could position the slide and fix it..
thought I'd share this just in cayenne of you wizards has any ideas..
Thanks Richard..i was afraid of the results when I found...I'm still a Newell guy but my enthusiasm id dulled a bit.
Ron Gripon
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Sorry 'bout that, Ron. It super frustrating when something breaks that you *know* is beyond your abilities to fix. The slide seals are like that. It takes a special rig to support the slide when it is over extended. Next, the seal itself is hard to get and to top it off, the installation is no piece of cake. Newell replaced a seal right after I got my coach. They took the room apart, over extended the slide replaced the seal and put it all back together. The next day it started leaking (the new one). A complete do-over. Ugh.
Everyone recommends keeping the slide waxed where the seals touch, but I am not sure that is the right Rx. Since your coach is after mine, you have the vacuum mechanism. (BTW, the system that is on my vintage is not really a pump, it is a venturi system where they vent air past an orifice and that creates a vacuum that is used to empty and flatten the seals).
I can't help, but can offer moral support!
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(12-17-2017, 08:19 AM)bikestuff Wrote: Sorry 'bout that, Ron. It super frustrating when something breaks that you *know* is beyond your abilities to fix. The slide seals are like that. It takes a special rig to support the slide when it is over extended. Next, the seal itself is hard to get and to top it off, the installation is no piece of cake. Newell replaced a seal right after I got my coach. They took the room apart, over extended the slide replaced the seal and put it all back together. The next day it started leaking (the new one). A complete do-over. Ugh.
Everyone recommends keeping the slide waxed where the seals touch, but I am not sure that is the right Rx. Since your coach is after mine, you have the vacuum mechanism. (BTW, the system that is on my vintage is not really a pump, it is a venturi system where they vent air past an orifice and that creates a vacuum that is used to empty and flatten the seals).
I can't help, but can offer moral support!
Thanks Bill, between the slide seal and tag axel, I'm stuck for a bit but being in San Antonio for Christmas isn't all bad. I think a bit of immoral support might be in order.
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When I was at Newell this fall, they under-extended my bedroom slide to replace where the outside skin separated from the frame. I could see the entire seal. What determines if the slide seal fix is done by under or over extending the slide? I have HWH slides.
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the raised floor slide like you have in your bedroom can be pulled in, the flat floor slides need to be pushed out of the coach enough to get at the seal from the inside.
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(12-17-2017, 09:34 AM)Rongripon Wrote: (12-17-2017, 08:19 AM)bikestuff Wrote: Sorry 'bout that, Ron. It super frustrating when something breaks that you *know* is beyond your abilities to fix. The slide seals are like that. It takes a special rig to support the slide when it is over extended. Next, the seal itself is hard to get and to top it off, the installation is no piece of cake. Newell replaced a seal right after I got my coach. They took the room apart, over extended the slide replaced the seal and put it all back together. The next day it started leaking (the new one). A complete do-over. Ugh.
Everyone recommends keeping the slide waxed where the seals touch, but I am not sure that is the right Rx. Since your coach is after mine, you have the vacuum mechanism. (BTW, the system that is on my vintage is not really a pump, it is a venturi system where they vent air past an orifice and that creates a vacuum that is used to empty and flatten the seals).
I can't help, but can offer moral support!
Thanks Bill, between the slide seal and tag axel, I'm stuck for a bit but being in San Antonio for Christmas isn't all bad. I think a bit of immoral support might be in order.
I have Valid slides..I have had the bedroom slide seal replaced and then over extended that slide. On the front slides I'm not sure about the extension issue..I will certainly find out, won't I!!!!
Ron Gripon
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