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skidmark2003
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Jul 15, 2014

Follow up on my Forest River 8293 Front cap being loose.

I finally tackled the problem of my front cap, which is the entire front of my camper being loose and requiring me to re-seal after each camping trip. I pulled the side trim strips and found that i...
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skidmark2003
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Jul 16, 2014
My Forest River Rockwood SS Lite is a 2008 model. The front cap is molded with an S shape on each side so it can expand and contract without putting lots of tension on the fasteners. So it was built to be attached to the frame, someone just forgot to put the screws in it.

There were not any screws in it and that is the reason it kept moving when I towed the camper. It would move as much as 1/2 inch from side to side. I continually resealed it with rubber caulk and had a heck of a mess to clean up when I repaired it.

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