Bedroom slide

oldride · November 1, 2017

Been having a problem with my 5th bedroom slide. Could get itto go out but not back in. After some detective work found the OSB had gotten wet under the supfloor which the hydralic ram attached to. Long story short the bolts had pulled through the OSB. Pulled the hard plastic off sure enough it was falling apart. Now I'm knee deep in it. After watching several videos I'm on the right track. Will have to jack up the inside a little put stilts on outside and replace the floor. Guess it's like a HGTV episode they do it in thirty minutes will take me 3-4 days if I'm lucky. We'll see.

Ronbo · November 1, 2017

Make sure you take pictures along the way

GlennWest · November 2, 2017

Been there done that. Right big job. Mine was plywood. It may be an odd size. I had to glue and screw two sections together to get correct thickness. May be able to get from the manufacturer. Find that leak or you will be doing this again.

oldride · November 2, 2017

Plan on taking all the trim off and using new putty tape and inspecting/replacing all the rubber seals. Will be making stilts to hold up outside and blocks on the inside. Looks to be a time consuming job.

Good idea on the pics. Guess i better clean up my phone and get some more space. Sure would hate to delete any by mistake or not enough room.

GlennWest · November 2, 2017

Dealers usually remove slide with forklift. Remove entire floor and replace.

lockmup68 · November 4, 2017

On 11/2/2017 at 4:48 AM, GlennWest said:

Been there done that. Right big job. Mine was plywood. It may be an odd size. I had to glue and screw two sections together to get correct thickness. May be able to get from the manufacturer. Find that leak or you will be doing this again.

Glenn, bedroom slide on teton? Do tell. I think I need to also. Where was leak?

GlennWest · November 4, 2017

That was my 2006 DRV. No such problems with Teton.

gbsb · November 7, 2017

I had same problem on My Fuzion Toy Hauler. I have replaced the complete floor . Removed the bed and tore it all out problem is I can not find the leak. I closed it all up for the summer and left it. We have a small TT and just took it . I will be back in December and hopefully find the problem. I just hope that it did not leak while closed up and is full of mold when we get back to TX. want to take it to Quartzite in January. At least the insurance is paid up so if full of mold I can call them. Good luck with the project.

oldride · November 8, 2017

Well replaced the floor on bottom of slide . I used 3/4 treated ply was a 106 by 27 5/8 in. had to put in 8' then a small piece. Looks like the leak was a faliure at the factory. When they cut the rubber roof on slide at the edge for a 45 degree they did not overlap the edge. The 3/4 ply is a little thicker but should have good clearance. One of the hardest part and most anoying was getting the hard plastic slide pc aligned. may still need some tweaking. Plan on putting eternabond on all trim and edgeing on trailer. I will do the slide first and then put the awning back on.

This was a task and I did need some extra hands at times but I diid 95% of the work myself. Now if it leaks the DW will have my head. Sure hope to keep it.

We are suppose to start a work kamper at the Local National park this week. i'm sure we may get some rain in the next few days.

I will let you know if I solved the problem or not.

Ronbo · November 8, 2017

They only build them good enough to get to the end of the warranty, they hope. Then it is on you.

oldride · December 14, 2017

Well we have had some pretty good rain. I have not found any water intrusion yet. I replaced the sub floor with 3/4 treteated ply wood. I used putty on all trim and sealed with interna bond tape. Still need to do some adjustments 3/4 ply makes it a little tighter. So far we're good.