texasrockhound
Member
The outside skin under the nose around the kingpin on our 2012 Heartland fifth wheel is beginning to bubble and starting to sag. Has anyone had this experience and how have you handled it? Thanks for your assistance!
Outside skin under the nose around the kingpin
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branson4020
Icantre Member
This happened to me. It was a sign of water intrusion. Water on the back side of that fiberglass coated cardboard-like material under the overhang, around the pinbox, will cause it to ripple in no time. In my case, the water was coming from the seam between the roof and the front cap.
Grey Ghost
Well-known member
I have the same problem, suppose I best get at it and fix it before it becomes a real problem. Water intrusion is nothing to screw around with.
superduty08
Tennessee Chapter Leaders
I had that problem on my '09 BH and it was from a leaking seam around the cap. I resealed the cap and used some trim pieces, like goes along under the hitch pin and down the front edges. I screwed two pieces spaced about 2 feet apart across from side to side. The rubber insert covers the screws and it worked well.
X 2 on the water ,my big country leaked water around the king pin cover found out the caulk had cracked on the right side on the edge of the front cap on top same thing with the back cap on the left side had water comeing in around the back window , this all happened on the second night being in it .clad I caught it early now I check the entire roof before each trip . Good luck ⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️
JWalker
Northeast Region Director-Retired
We ha something similar right from the factory. Had the dealer put a few trim screws up into the frame. Looks good now.
'Lil Guy'
Well-known member
Thanks for the reply. I'll do just that.
