10-23-2020, 05:12 PM
All,
Disclaimer Alert: For information only not responsible if you decide to attempt this procedure
Well we were getting ready for a trip in the next week or so. Found a rolled #1 slide seal....(have installed the vac pump mod last year). New seal in 2017 at Newell. Tried to get the slide back in do the Windex trick to get the seal re-seated in the track. The seal was folded and twisted which caught under the stainless steel slide plate thus cutting the seal....dang it. No time to do a run to Miami or get on the schedule with Chris so DIY made a lot of sense.
Read the post, thoroughly, of you all changing your own slide seals. Plan "B" was to build a wood slide lift table but first tried using my hydraulic lift table(s)....rated at 1,000# ea. Built up some cribbing (lots of screws) on top of the table making sure it would not shift in any way. Did several trial lifts adjusting the cribbing as I went. One table could lift the whole slide so I felt pretty confident that two would be a safe bet.
Working solo, I methodically removed all the interior pieces as required then moved on to the outside stuff. My slide actuators are attached on the passenger side. (I made some V blocks to keep the threaded portion in alignment with the mount) working solo this would have been impossible with out help.
So moving the slide out of position I could not manually push it out. I used a Hi-Lift Jack on the inside to inch it out slowly checking everything as it progressed. Note: took one of the phenolic blocks and shims off to get a flat solid purchase for the jack base....a 2x6 on the other end for the jack tongue. With the slide clear of the coach and fully supported by the hydraulic tables removing the old seal and moving the pre-positioned new seal into place was straight forward work.
Once finished with the seal I was prepared to call all the neighbors, but first thought I'd give it a try myself. The slide moved so easy I just kept going. The actuator ends fell into their respective mounts due to the V-blocks....selfie hi 5s were in order on this one!
Will finish up tomorrow with the interior stuff.
In a pinch, a salon seal change can be done solo with the right tools and safety adherence.
The takeaway for you all....if you don;t have a hydraulic table get one they a real handy! Something I did not do but will figure out a method to install a safety device in the event the hydraulics give way.
Disclaimer Alert: For information only not responsible if you decide to attempt this procedure
Well we were getting ready for a trip in the next week or so. Found a rolled #1 slide seal....(have installed the vac pump mod last year). New seal in 2017 at Newell. Tried to get the slide back in do the Windex trick to get the seal re-seated in the track. The seal was folded and twisted which caught under the stainless steel slide plate thus cutting the seal....dang it. No time to do a run to Miami or get on the schedule with Chris so DIY made a lot of sense.
Read the post, thoroughly, of you all changing your own slide seals. Plan "B" was to build a wood slide lift table but first tried using my hydraulic lift table(s)....rated at 1,000# ea. Built up some cribbing (lots of screws) on top of the table making sure it would not shift in any way. Did several trial lifts adjusting the cribbing as I went. One table could lift the whole slide so I felt pretty confident that two would be a safe bet.
Working solo, I methodically removed all the interior pieces as required then moved on to the outside stuff. My slide actuators are attached on the passenger side. (I made some V blocks to keep the threaded portion in alignment with the mount) working solo this would have been impossible with out help.
So moving the slide out of position I could not manually push it out. I used a Hi-Lift Jack on the inside to inch it out slowly checking everything as it progressed. Note: took one of the phenolic blocks and shims off to get a flat solid purchase for the jack base....a 2x6 on the other end for the jack tongue. With the slide clear of the coach and fully supported by the hydraulic tables removing the old seal and moving the pre-positioned new seal into place was straight forward work.
Once finished with the seal I was prepared to call all the neighbors, but first thought I'd give it a try myself. The slide moved so easy I just kept going. The actuator ends fell into their respective mounts due to the V-blocks....selfie hi 5s were in order on this one!
Will finish up tomorrow with the interior stuff.
In a pinch, a salon seal change can be done solo with the right tools and safety adherence.
The takeaway for you all....if you don;t have a hydraulic table get one they a real handy! Something I did not do but will figure out a method to install a safety device in the event the hydraulics give way.
Steve & Doris Denton
45' Newell #525, Bath & Half
2014 Honda CRV Toad
Summerfield, FL