Bighorn Slide "D" Seal keeps sliding off - Fix?

campcrew

Member

• Sep 24, 2018

• #1

My "D" seal keeps sliding off. I have screwed it down with a washer at one end, but that keeps pulling out. Somewhere I read that it needs to be caulked - If yes, what product should I use to caulk it?

Thanks!

 

G_S

Well-known member

• Sep 24, 2018

• #2

I used a clear silicone caulk in a tube. Bought at the rv store.


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sengli

Well-known member

• Sep 24, 2018

• #3

So is the screw coming out after you tighten it up? On mine the screw had torn thru the slide seal and ripped out, allowing the seal to slide off its rail and fall off. So i had to put an new hole in the D seal backer to hold it solid. Caulking the screw, it would help to stop moisture from wicking into the hole, depending on where the seal is.

 

pegmikef

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• Sep 24, 2018

• #4

. . . and screw it down with washers on both ends, not just one.

 

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Oldelevatorman

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• Sep 26, 2018

• #5

What I've done when I've replaced the 'D' seals on my Landmark is to cut some of the hard rubber from the old seal and use it as a washer behind the metal/fender washer if you use them.


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wdk450

Well-known member

• Sep 26, 2018

• #6

In place of the original washers that pull through the rubber seal, I installed two hole metal mending plates as a "bigger washer" with more area.