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    Posted: 08 Apr 2013 at 11:59pm
The weather stripping seal at the base of the  push out keeps coming loose, any ideas on how to solve problem?
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I have the same issue, everytime I open the slide it comes off (the bottom seal).  And sometimes it gets pulled in when I close the slide.  Haven't found a good solution yet.
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Posts: 65 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 10:28am
Ouch  You have described the issue perfectly. I'll let you know if I find a solution. I'm going to write Forest River.
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Welcome, hogone.
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OK Tek, what do you think? Have you run into this before?
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Posts: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 1:41pm
That is why I didn't want a slide out, I heared to many bad stories. My sons father in law has a fifth wheel, went camping, pushed the slide out but when it came time to go home the slide would'nt budge electric or hand krank. They had to get a tech to the campsite to fix it, then take it to the dealer to check everything out. Total bill 8000$ luckely under warrenty.
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Posts: 267 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 2:21pm
Slides are just like electric windows in a vehicle--they might cause problems. Yes, they are something else that may go wrong, so you have to weigh the benefits. You pay extra and you maintain and repair as needed. I know in our case we've always towed small in that our largest trailer was a 22 footer. I also know that as much as we love our RP175, we would not have even considered the purchase without the slide. So, "to each his own".
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 5:21pm
We will never have a TT without a slide. It is the biggest downside of the 'stream, besides total length.

Yes they can have problems. Friends had one leak and rot, had to replace the whole thing.. Under warranty thank goodness..
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 8:15pm
Sorry, geelse, no experience with this.  I had a manual slide-out in our popup but no slide-out on our 171.
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Thanks for the welcome techntrek.  Just back from 6 days in the pod, perfect trip.  Just to clarify to all, nothing wrong with the slide at all; works perfect (excellent seal in and out, perfect smoothe operation).  It's just that the bottom rubber seal comes off when you open the slide.  Prior to shutting this time, I sprayed a little silicone on it to help keep it a little more moist and lubricated, but that's not a fix.  Not extremely worried about this, sure there is a simple solution which I will figure out.  hogone
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