Exterior of slide out floor is bulging.

this is common problem use stainless screws in about 3/4 inch from sides the s crews i believe #10 1 inch long every 3 to 4 inches run a 1/8 inch pilot hole do not go to deep or you will go through floor.If you want exact screw length and location of screws I will measure mine as it was repaired about 8 years ago.

Oh my god.I don't remember exactly. Probaley something like #10 x 1 1/4 wood screw.Filling the gap with glue would be better

fiat wrote:
Thank you for sharing. I have a 2008 Fleetwood Feasta and the very same thing happened. All I did was fill the gap with silicon and screw everything back in place from underneath. I countersunk the head of the screw the best I could . It never move since.

What size/kind of screws did you use?

Thank you for sharing. I have a 2008 Fleetwood Feasta and the very same thing happened. All I did was fill the gap with silicon and screw everything back in place from underneath. I countersunk the head of the screw the best I could . It never move since.

Well I just used a pliers and bent it back in to place. That worked until I pulled the slide in and then back out. Now it looks exactly like it did before I "fixed" it. It doesn't look like there is mich for it to get caught in so I'm thinking it may be bending/flexing when the slide is operating.

Usually when I pull the slide in, the motor stops on its own when it is pulled in all of the way. Lately it doesn't stop completely. It just goes slows way down and continues to try to chug along. I wonder if it's continuing to try to pull the slide back in with enough force to bend it?

If it were mine, I would simply add a length of angle aluminum(not steel) across the entire slide and paint it black. My guess is any quick fix other than that will result in it happening over again....

Upon closer inspection, it doesn't look like the floor is sagging at all. It's just that the outer lip of the bottom of the slide that usually flips upward and has become bent outward. Should be an easy fix

zach477 wrote:
If it's not one thing, it's another....

Today while walking around the outside of my Fleetwood Fiesta I noticed that the floor of one of my slideouts is sagging and the seam is coming apart.

What could cause this? What should I be worried about? And how can I fix it?

Thanks!

Water got in ours, awhile back, swelling and rusting things.
After a little studying, I carefully cut away the vinyl covering on three side and letting it hang, while I cut everything out and replaced what was bad. Used some wood and angle iron for patching and making it strong and readjusted the slide itself. There may be some foam insulation in there, like mine and what you're seeing. By the time I was done, there was mostly wood in it's place on the forward outside corner. Once satisfied, I re-glued the vinyl covering. Not perfect, but looks OK and not like it's sticking out there, in plain view.

If it was mine: I would take advantage of that black screwed-on trim strip and loosen a 2-3 ft strip of that. that will let you see how the metal is formed and repair the damage using pliers, screwdrivers and moderately intense profanity. The lower floor piece looks like it tucks up under the vertical wall. once you've straightened the bent sheet metal, you might want to pump a little polyurethane sealer (walmart/lowes/HD) behind the strip (just because) and re-attach the trim strip. Maybe use a little black enamel paint to touch-up the screw heads and good as new.
Check the moving parts and make sure any snaggy stuff is repaired or you'll be doing this again...

"zach477"....If you want to try something that will just fill it. Fill it thoroughly with something like liquid nails, place a support/jack under it, pushing it back into place and leave it like that for 24 hours while the glue dries. Once you've pushed it back into place, clean up the glue that oozes out.

That may be enough to make it solid and hold it's shape.