bklaes Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Well shoot, I sure hated making this 5" discovery coming off my rear slideout of my '05 Diplomat DST. What's my first step? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 That looks as if your slide needs adjustment. Does the slide bottom or sidewall appear to be dragging the wall structure? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklaes Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 I'm always on the inside at the controls. I haven't noticed any walls or bottom of the slideout dragging. I'll get someone to run it whil;e I'm outside. One thing to note, the mattress and bed frame are removed to get more floor space. The slide isn't carrying near near as much weight as it did originally. I would think that would help its operation, but then, I'm the one with the cracked body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDCrow Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 If you are a YouTube user, AZ expert has a good video, a year or so ago about fixing cracks on a Coach. Also videos on Country Coaches as certain years have cracks in the same place you have. It’s really common on Alpine and Montana 5th wheels in the front bed slide. On these the weld has broke and everything is out of alignment and causes crack, as was mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvrtoofast Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 My body/paint guy saw the same on my coach and said that the corner area has a lot of stress and the usual way they fix it is to cut a grove and then cover with a molding strip to allow for continued flex without increasing the crack. (controlled demolition) Not my favorite method but he insisted it was how several manufacturers fixed the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary 05 AMB DST Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Would drilling a hole at the end of the fracture stop the crack from spreading? Gary 05 AMB DST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Gary 05 AMB DST said: Would drilling a hole at the end of the fracture stop the crack from spreading? Gary 05 AMB DST That’s what I had to do. Hasn’t gone any farther in two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution dl_racing427 Posted December 17, 2022 Solution Share Posted December 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Gary 05 AMB DST said: Would drilling a hole at the end of the fracture stop the crack from spreading? Gary 05 AMB DST I was going to suggest that, but the Gary's beat me to it. LOL Drill an 1/8" hole to mitigate the stress riser, and fill it with a dab of RTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 18 minutes ago, dl_racing427 said: I was going to suggest that, but the Gary's beat me to it. LOL Drill an 1/8" hole to mitigate the stress riser, and fill it with a dab of RTV. Ha ha! I win 🏆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary 05 AMB DST Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Excuse me, but I had sent the information of drilling a hole 2 hours before you posted. Sorry but you came in 2nd! LOL The other Gary 05 AMB DST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustykramermetalfab Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 I have seen this on BR slides. I have also seen the Trim cover pieces that they are talking about installed and they look fine if painted to match. Drill the hole for sure protect it from water getting in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 39 minutes ago, Gary 05 AMB DST said: Excuse me, but I had sent the information of drilling a hole 2 hours before you posted. Sorry but you came in 2nd! LOL The other Gary 05 AMB DST Oh geeze louise 😩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklaes Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 Thanks everybody. Good info. Helps a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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