How to level without popping a windshield???
My last 4 MH's had leveling jacks and I never even thought about popping a windshield, or had one do that. Well, the ground on the side of my house where I park my current MH, slopes to the left a...
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OP here...I had the glass company guy check everything over. He said it looked like the right side had shifted a little bit too, although it had not popped out. He aligned and reset both sides without removing the glass.
He did mention that there was very little glue behind the weatherstrip, which might have made it easier for the glass to shift and/or pop out. He glued underneath the weather strip on both sides and said he didn't think I will have any more problems with it as long as I level properly!!!
Normally, I do use the automatic leveling, but since the coach was level front to rear and only off level on the left, I decided to just use the left jacks. A $150 mistake wasn't too bad, I guess.
The glass guy did say that he has reset over a hundred motorhome windshields that have popped out, and no particular brand was more susceptible than others. Lake Havasu is a snowbird community with lots of RV parks, so I don't doubt that he has done lots of them. He also said that more often than not, the windshield cracks, so I guess I was lucky in that respect.
It seems the general consensus on here is that the front jacks need to be firmly planted FIRST to keep the front from twisting before leveling side to side. I positively will be doing that from now on.
Thanks for all the suggestions and comments....Don
He did mention that there was very little glue behind the weatherstrip, which might have made it easier for the glass to shift and/or pop out. He glued underneath the weather strip on both sides and said he didn't think I will have any more problems with it as long as I level properly!!!
Normally, I do use the automatic leveling, but since the coach was level front to rear and only off level on the left, I decided to just use the left jacks. A $150 mistake wasn't too bad, I guess.
The glass guy did say that he has reset over a hundred motorhome windshields that have popped out, and no particular brand was more susceptible than others. Lake Havasu is a snowbird community with lots of RV parks, so I don't doubt that he has done lots of them. He also said that more often than not, the windshield cracks, so I guess I was lucky in that respect.
It seems the general consensus on here is that the front jacks need to be firmly planted FIRST to keep the front from twisting before leveling side to side. I positively will be doing that from now on.
Thanks for all the suggestions and comments....Don
