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kyle86
Explorer
Sep 26, 2015

Bent slide not sealing tight. Is this a problem? Pics

On this new camper I bought, somehow the previous owner dented the corner of the slide to where it doesn't completely seal at the bottom. The top seals tight. This is as far as it goes before the moto...
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RJsfishin
Explorer
Sep 27, 2015
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The correct way would be remove the piece, straighten and replace, resealing the whole thing. Otherwise you are just putting band aids on it, hoping it will be OK
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Not hard to tell that this comment come from one that knows nothing about metal fabrication and repair.
There is no shop (RV or otherwise) that will take that apart to fix it !

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