slide out issues

[gettinmykxs]

I am having a issue with my slide out. It has a gap, allowing air to come in. Its like when you take your side out its not sealing. Is there a way to fix this? If you are not level could this cause the slideout to not seal? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thannks!
Susan, & the critters
04 Salem forest river
pulled by a 3500 Chevy 08 pick up.

[gettinmykxs]

txredfish1 wrote:
I have the same problem on new trailer with the bottom of slideout and air gap. I now have my trailer in the dealer for this fix. Their first impression was that the factory left off the bottom seal. I will let you know about the fix. This is also a Forest River product.

have you gotten your rig back out of the repair shop? What did they tell you? I find this interesting as I never had this issue before. Thanks for your update, look forward to hearing back from you!

Susan, Mistyblue, Tommy the terror, Shana a newbie from Dogs of Deployment, 04 Salem 37'ft pulled with a 08 Chevy 1 ton dully.

[txredfish1]

I have the same problem on new trailer with the bottom of slideout and air gap. I now have my trailer in the dealer for this fix. Their first impression was that the factory left off the bottom seal. I will let you know about the fix. This is also a Forest River product.

[gettinmykxs]

bobndot wrote:
Take some pics of the problem to show us .
It might be that something is broken/damaged (especially if its on the bottom of the slide where the water settled and rotted the framework) , misalignment issues and worn seals could also be the problem but an easier less expensive repair.
Leveling of RV's should not be attempted while slideouts are in the "out position" . If you or a previous owner practiced that, it might have taken its toll on the framework of the slideout.

I am the original owner of my RV. We fixed the problem recently. I lubed the bottom portion of the slide, the rail parts as I do every winter. We brought the slide in before we levelled the coach, it seals when coming in, but we had this gap. So we lubed it, while the slide was pulled in, and then out, no more gap. Then we levelled the coach. Everything is fine now with the slide. Thankfully. I take good care of the coach, as we all know wear and tear is normal. Just letting you all know on this one........
Susan
04 Forest River Salem 37' ft
Pulled with a 1 ton Chevy pick up

[bobndot]

Take some pics of the problem to show us .
It might be that something is broken/damaged (especially if its on the bottom of the slide where the water settled and rotted the framework) , misalignment issues and worn seals could also be the problem but an easier less expensive repair.
Leveling of RV's should not be attempted while slideouts are in the "out position" . If you or a previous owner practiced that, it might have taken its toll on the framework of the slideout.

[donn0128]

Have you physically inspected the seals? And if they are in good shape, the slide room walls are clean, have you lubed the seals? Baby powder or dry lube work well.