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sr_toys
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Mar 23, 2015

Winnebago window leak

I have an 01 Winnebago 35u with a front passenger window leak lower right, water runs down the inside of the wall to the plug box about 4'' below the window , resealed the roof to wall seams real good on both the left and right side last fall but still leaks and is damaging the inside wall panel its got to be the window it self ,this appears to be the only place it leaks , hoping some body's dealt this problem before thx Aaron

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  • While we didn't have the exact problem we did have a problem with that window. Ours fogged up. The only cure was to replace it. When we did remove the window I noticed the butyl tape had gotten hard and crusty in spots. It wouldn't have been very long before gaps appeared and water started leaking in.

    It sounds like you'll need to remove the window and replace the butyl sealing tape around it. We used this tutorial to remove and replace the window.

    http://www.rampknot.net/window_repair/AtwoodWindowRepair.pdf

    It pretty much covers everything you'll need to know about removing and resealing it. Make sure you do it on a warm day. The butyl tape is extremely difficult to remove in cool or cold weather. Be extra careful when removing it if it's dual pane. You don't want to break the seal between the panes of glass and have it fog up.

    It took about an afternoon to replace our window. It took longer to remove the butyl tape than anything else. We used a hair dryer to soften it up to make removal easier