Warranty Work Frustration After Frustration -
I had posted some of our issues regarding our 2019 Forest river Forester. Now that we have finally arrived at the dealer for warranty work, three days now, I can share my frustrations. We have a Sma...
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whizbang wrote:
They caulked the window???????????
This is not a repair. This is a bandaid. And possibly the wrong thing to do.
The first thing to do is identify the leak. If, as the other poster suggested, the weep holes are plugged, the water will leak through the window. No amount of sealing or caulking will remedy the problem.
If the window frame seal is bad, the window should be removed and re-installed with butyl tape around the entire opening. Optional caulking is a backup plan. The main seal is the butyl tape.
X2 Removing and reinstalling a window is not that hard. Get a battery powered drill with the proper bit and back out all the screws. Have a helper make sure the window doesn't fall out(usually it doesn't) Scrap off all the old butyl tape, then reapply new all around then cinch down the frame with the screws. If it's a slider window don't make the screws too tight cause it can bind up the window. Just trim off the butyl that squeezes out around the edges and your done.
