Crack in Sidewall by Bedroom Slide
We purchased a brand new 2014 Keystone Avalanche on June 2, 2014. By the 23 of June after having pulled it only twice I noticed a crack in the sidewall by the bedroom. It was small and while concern...
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Under the bedroom slide cracks in the skin were common in the late '90s up into the '00s era. Skin cracks doesn't mean a structure problem in all cases.
My '97 28 RK with a bed room slide. The skin started cracking the 2nd year. By the 4th year it ran down about 8" angled down and forward like the pictures, all the way to the edge molding.
Drilling holes didn't stop it which is typical of non metallic skins.
I kept enough caulking in the crack so it didn't leak.
Asked my RV service mgr whats the best fix. He gave me a 10" piece of sidewall molding for that application. I added sealant under the molding and added two small SS screws. Now it looks OEM for trailers with bedroom slides of that era as many came from the factory with that short piece of molding under the corner of the bed room slide.
My '97 28 RK with a bed room slide. The skin started cracking the 2nd year. By the 4th year it ran down about 8" angled down and forward like the pictures, all the way to the edge molding.
Drilling holes didn't stop it which is typical of non metallic skins.
I kept enough caulking in the crack so it didn't leak.
Asked my RV service mgr whats the best fix. He gave me a 10" piece of sidewall molding for that application. I added sealant under the molding and added two small SS screws. Now it looks OEM for trailers with bedroom slides of that era as many came from the factory with that short piece of molding under the corner of the bed room slide.
