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Hi,

If the source of your leak was like the one on our '03 Magna LR

water enters the slide room crosswall, flows down the inside of the > wall and then drips onto the floor beneath the crosswall.

water would collect in this wall from a heavy rainstorm while the

was extended. Evidence of the leak was most evident after pulling > into a new campground and extending the wall. I would find a small > puddle of water on the floor space that is covered by the inboard

of the crosswall when the room is retracted. The source of the

turned out to be a poor seal between the SR roof and exterior > crosswall panels. Heavy rain pools water on top of the SR roof

That's expected, but it can make its way to the end of the roof > panel, through the break in the seal and down into the crosswall.

I suggest looking for signs of moisture on the crosswall -- fabric

wall covering stains or blisters. We were at Lazy Days for about

week for moisture damage repairs and were very pleased with their > repair work and for taking our side with CC Warranty on replacement > issues. Note: CC techs looked at this problem several months

LD, but they advised us to "bump" the SR in when retracting it to > avoid wiping water from the roof/awning into the coach.

Paul Thomas
'03 Magna #6239

[quote author=donald_seager"

>
> Hi,
>

> I have had an ongoing problem with leaking slides on the

of my 2004 Allure. The leak is somewhere in the roof of the

not at the membranes. It runs in and drops onto the floor off

corner of the wood trim on each side of the bed. The leak moves

slide and appears to leak even with the slide all the way in.

living room slide leaked just once. This happened just before I

scheduled appointment at Lazydays for some warrantee work. Oddly

the things to be done was to do the recall that called to have a > > stainless steel shield install to prevent leaks. I was stunned

that it was for the galley side on the rider's side and had

do with my problem. Lazydays worked on both slides and we

the problem was solved. The living room slide no longer leaks

bedroom still leaks. Has anyone had any similar problems with

Don,
> The leak at our LR Slide crosswall was fixed by resealing the joint > between the SR roof panel and the forward crosswall's exterior

It took two service visits to get it done successfully. The

said access to the innermost end of the joint is very limited, even > after the awning is removed, and its easy to NOT get a good seal

Paul Thomas

[quote author=donald_seager"

>
> Hi,
>

> Our problem does sounda a lot like your Magna. In our case there

no sign of staining or water damage anywhere at least that I can > > see. It starts to leak a short time after it starts to rain and > > stops a period after it stops. We do not get the leak any other

and if it is a light rain it may not leak. When it initialy

months ago I climbed up and checked the slide. There was a

the slide roof under the awning and I dyed it with red food

and sure enough the drip turned red so I know it is coming from

puddle and is seeping in through the joint between the outer

and the roof. The problem is how do you stop it. Lazydays spent

lot of time making sure all of the screws were sealed etc. but

failed. You mantioned repairing the damage but didn't say how

stopped the leak. Burping the slide is to get as much of the

off the awning over the slide to help prevent that waterfall

the side just as the slide closes.
>

> Thanks very much for your reply.
>

> Don and Mary Seager
> 2004 Allure 31046
>
>

[quote author=paulkthomas"
>]
> >
> > Hi,
> >

> > If the source of your leak was like the one on our '03 Magna

slide,

> > water enters the slide room crosswall, flows down the inside

> wall and then drips onto the floor beneath the crosswall.
> Typically

> > water would collect in this wall from a heavy rainstorm while

room

> > was extended. Evidence of the leak was most evident after

> into a new campground and extending the wall. I would find a

> puddle of water on the floor space that is covered by the

end

> > of the crosswall when the room is retracted. The source of

leak

> > turned out to be a poor seal between the SR roof and exterior > > > crosswall panels. Heavy rain pools water on top of the SR

panel.

> > That's expected, but it can make its way to the end of the

> panel, through the break in the seal and down into the

>

> > I suggest looking for signs of moisture on the crosswall --

or

> > wall covering stains or blisters. We were at Lazy Days for

a

> > week for moisture damage repairs and were very pleased with

> repair work and for taking our side with CC Warranty on

> issues. Note: CC techs looked at this problem several months > > before

> > LD, but they advised us to "bump" the SR in when retracting it

> avoid wiping water from the roof/awning into the coach.
> >

> > Paul Thomas
> > '03 Magna #6239
> >
> >

[quote author=donald_seager"
> >]
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >

> > > I have had an ongoing problem with leaking slides on the > > driver's side

> > > of my 2004 Allure. The leak is somewhere in the roof of the > > slide and

> > > not at the membranes. It runs in and drops onto the floor

the lower

> > > corner of the wood trim on each side of the bed. The leak

in with

> > > slide and appears to leak even with the slide all the way

The

> > > living room slide leaked just once. This happened just

had a

> > > scheduled appointment at Lazydays for some warrantee work.

one of

> > > the things to be done was to do the recall that called to

> > stainless steel shield install to prevent leaks. I was

to find

> > > that it was for the galley side on the rider's side and had > > nothing to

> > > do with my problem. Lazydays worked on both slides and we > > thought that

> > > the problem was solved. The living room slide no longer

but the

> > > bedroom still leaks. Has anyone had any similar problems

>

Hi Paul and all who responded to my question, >

I'm glad to hear that I am not the only one that has suffered from

leaking slide. I chose Paul to address this reply because I need > some clarifacation of terms for me to get the whole picture.
By 'crosswall' do you mean the outside wall of the slide that runs > parallel to the length of the coach or the two outside walls that > run perpendicular to the couch. Unsure of which wall you meant, I > couldn't quite picture where the innner most end of the joint was > and why it would be difficult to reach.

Because I am pretty sure that any repair will need to have the > awning removed, I think that I will take it an RV dealer. I don't > like messing around with those awning springs myself. We are > curently at the Alligator River National Wildlife refuge about 20 > miles west of Nags Head on the Outer Banks. There is a shop about

miles away in Washington NC that is willing to try but he doen't

much with large motor homes. Therefore I am very grateful for all

your inputs as the more ideas I come to him with the better it

go. He has 12ft bay doors so we need to wait for warmer weather

no rain if that ever happens around here this year. Gentle rain

this afternoon and 45 degrees. No leaks yet but it seems to take a > heavy rain with some wind involved.

Thanks again all and I will lets you know how things go.

Don & Mary Seager
Allure 2004 31046

[quote author=paulkthomas"

>

> Don,
>

> The leak at our LR Slide crosswall was fixed by resealing the

between the SR roof panel and the forward crosswall's exterior > panel.

> It took two service visits to get it done successfully. The > techs

> said access to the innermost end of the joint is very limited,

Hi Don,

By "crosswall", I was trying to identify the short ~18" SR wall

is perpendicular to the SR wall that runs parallel to the length

the coach.

Viewing our extended driver's side (LR) slideroom from a point

outside the driver's side window, the exterior joint that was > resealed is at the top of the forward end of the room, where this > crosswall meets the SR roof panel. A piece of corner trim covers > this ~18" long joint. The sealant must be pushed/oozed/fingered > (whatever) to close any spaces for water entry between the metal > surfaces of the corner trim and the surfaces of the roof and side > panels.

With the SR fully extended, this exterior joint is not fully > exposed, but extends into the coach some, and (if I remember > correctly) the inboard end of it is partially covered by the

seals. Anyway, I guess it takes skill and small dexterous hands

fingers to successfully reseal the inboard end of this joint.

Hope this helps,

Paul Thomas
'03 Magna #6239

[quote author=donald_seager"

>

> Hi Paul and all who responded to my question, > >

> I'm glad to hear that I am not the only one that has suffered

a

> leaking slide. I chose Paul to address this reply because I need > > some clarifacation of terms for me to get the whole picture.
> By 'crosswall' do you mean the outside wall of the slide that

parallel to the length of the coach or the two outside walls

run perpendicular to the couch. Unsure of which wall you meant,

couldn't quite picture where the innner most end of the joint

and why it would be difficult to reach.
>

> Because I am pretty sure that any repair will need to have the > > awning removed, I think that I will take it an RV dealer. I

like messing around with those awning springs myself. We are > > curently at the Alligator River National Wildlife refuge about

miles west of Nags Head on the Outer Banks. There is a shop

85

> miles away in Washington NC that is willing to try but he doen't > do

> much with large motor homes. Therefore I am very grateful for

of

> your inputs as the more ideas I come to him with the better it > will

> go. He has 12ft bay doors so we need to wait for warmer weather > and

> no rain if that ever happens around here this year. Gentle rain > here

> this afternoon and 45 degrees. No leaks yet but it seems to take

heavy rain with some wind involved.
>

> Thanks again all and I will lets you know how things go.
>

> Don & Mary Seager
> Allure 2004 31046
>
>
>

[quote author=paulkthomas"
>]
> >

> > Don,
> >

> > The leak at our LR Slide crosswall was fixed by resealing the > joint

> > between the SR roof panel and the forward crosswall's exterior > > panel.

> > It took two service visits to get it done successfully. The > > techs

> > said access to the innermost end of the joint is very limited, > even

> > after the awning is removed, and its easy to NOT get a good