Tilt out window rollers out of track. Help.

Lar's wrote:
Our new 5th Wheel has those crank out from the bottom windows. The wind must have pulled both control wheels out of the slot and the window is free floating now.

So, anyone have a way to get the wheels back in their slot? I'm about to drill out the pop rivets holding the handle in, pull the apparatus loose, re-insert the wheels into their window slots, and pop rivet it back in place.

Tell me somebody has fixed this without all this work.

Thx

Lar

Nope, that's about it. I also found if you overextend the window it can cause the wheels to partially come out of the track and then work loose.

Well crap. Thx though.

Lar

Lar's wrote:
Our new 5th Wheel has those crank out from the bottom windows. The wind must have pulled both control wheels out of the slot and the window is free floating now.

So, anyone have a way to get the wheels back in their slot? I'm about to drill out the pop rivets holding the handle in, pull the apparatus loose, re-insert the wheels into their window slots, and pop rivet it back in place.

Tell me somebody has fixed this without all this work.

Thx

Lar

Just did the same thing last weekend. Drilled it out and reinstalled 3/16" pop rivits

This just happened on our Starcraft (brand new, first week). From what I can see, there is a lock screw at the top of the window rail (on the inside) that can be removed which should allow the window to pop out at the top. Then you might be able to re-thread the bottom rollers, pop the top of the window back in and secure from inside with the screw. Maybe - our problem was the window started flapping in the the wind as the top rail was bent. We're turning it in as a warranty claim since it happened while traveling (how I'm not sure).

Lar's wrote:
Our new 5th Wheel has those crank out from the bottom windows. The wind must have pulled both control wheels out of the slot and the window is free floating now.

So, anyone have a way to get the wheels back in their slot? I'm about to drill out the pop rivets holding the handle in, pull the apparatus loose, re-insert the wheels into their window slots, and pop rivet it back in place.

Tell me somebody has fixed this without all this work.

Thx

Lar

Sounds like a warranty issue to me. Factory may have a fix for it so it doesn't happen again.

The way way to get the wheels back in their slot is take it to the dealer to be repaired and the cause of the problem fixed instead of drilling on it.

shadows4 wrote:

Lar's wrote:
Our new 5th Wheel has those crank out from the bottom windows. The wind must have pulled both control wheels out of the slot and the window is free floating now.

So, anyone have a way to get the wheels back in their slot? I'm about to drill out the pop rivets holding the handle in, pull the apparatus loose, re-insert the wheels into their window slots, and pop rivet it back in place.

Tell me somebody has fixed this without all this work.

Thx

Lar

Sounds like a warranty issue to me. Factory may have a fix for it so it doesn't happen again.

Lar - read my post above. I haven't tried this but it might work. Inside on the top of the bottom window that is free floating, there's a screw that faces down and holds the top of the window on the unit. If you remove that screw, you might be able to remove the window. Then you can rotate the rollers straight out, slide them back on the track, then pop the top of the window back in and reset the screw. I'm not sure if this will work - as our window was free floating and the top of the window became bent. I tried to duct tape the window shut to the trailer, but we have a 7 year protectant coating that kept the duct tape from sticking. I don't know - but it may be worth a shot.
david