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billmac
Jul 17, 2013Explorer
My 2005 Cardinal had the front part of the rubber roof come loose and bubble up. A mobile rv tech fixed it for me. He said the air enters the front cap around the hitch. The air will get under the extra roof material in the front fiberglass cap. The metal band across the front of my trailer roof at the front cap had only a few screws, and not the 30 or so it needed. This allowed the air to easily come under the metal band and loosen the rubber roof. In my case the bubble or loose rubber roof was from the front cap to the front a/c. The rv tech put fresh glue under the roof and put two metal bands at the front cap. This was 3 years ago and no problems since. It took him about 4 hours and cost me about $400 to fix.
I see many rv's with rubber roofs going down the freeway with a bubble. Sometimes the bubble is taller that the front a/c. The rv owners are probably totally unaware. I mention my bubble on a Cardinal forum and one of the regulars with a zillion posts said he had never heard of it. I thought Oh, my bad, if you haven't heard of it, I must be crazy. Come to think of it. lol
I see many rv's with rubber roofs going down the freeway with a bubble. Sometimes the bubble is taller that the front a/c. The rv owners are probably totally unaware. I mention my bubble on a Cardinal forum and one of the regulars with a zillion posts said he had never heard of it. I thought Oh, my bad, if you haven't heard of it, I must be crazy. Come to think of it. lol
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