Slide Topper Falling Off The RV
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- This customer had a slide topper installed by the largest RV dealer in America and now it is falling off of her RV. Can we save it? Watch and see.
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Very informative!
Thanks
Wow lucky it did not do any major damage good job 👏
Yep, pretty lucky.
Will need to get some of them split rivets for my goodie box
I highly recommend them. www.amazon.com/shop/hillbillyrv
Suggestion: Whenever you refer to a hardware item's link, it would be better to use the direct link to that item rather than sending us to your store. It would make it much faster for us to find the item and more likely we buy it so that you would get credit for it. I tried to find split rivets in your store but there was nothing labeled split rivet so I did know not know what rivet to pick.
Maybe I will do better in the future. Funny though. Many other people had no trouble finding them.
Your comment about not using self-tapping screws everywhere was very important. How are we to know where self-tapping screws should or should not need used since we cannot see where metal is located under the skin of the RV?
You can tell when you hit metal and when you don't.
You rock lol, glad I watch this, we have a slide topper, I'm going to check mine 😉 👍
Yours is probably fine, but it never hurts to look.
@@hillbillyrv it's love hate thing with a slide topper, keeps rain and stuff off but when the wind blows, it's can be scary, that's why I want to check mine 😉
@@camperbum Good idea.
your the best.
Need to get Cameron a battery pop rivet gun. Keep up the great work.
This kinda makes me a little nervous about putting one on my GD Transcend Xplor it does have aluminum side though.
On Aluminum siding. If the screw doesn't hit something solid. put a split rivet. www.amazon.com/shop/hillbillyrv
@@hillbillyrv Thank you O Great 1
@@madjack7979 ha ha
Can you use rivets on azdel? Thank Kenny for sharing your knowledge.
I have zero experience with Azdel, but if it has a foam core, I don't see why not.
They never seem to install these awnings with enough slope. When I installed mine, I mounted the brackets as you described and that gives it a lot more slope. My awning never held water.
The slide topper manufactures have specs on the amount of slope to install them at. It ain't much. I think they want them to hold water.
It is so good to see a honest guy in a crooked industry. Your kindness and patience with Camron and teaching him a trade is a testament to your character. Enjoy every video and tell all my rv friends to watch.
Thanks for watching and sharing with your friends.
Why would a self tapping screw not work in Luan?
Because it is designed for metal.
Those rivets you linked, are they basically the same as the Dometic Oscar Rivets?
I don't know, I'll have to look up an Oscar Rivet.
@@hillbillyrv look on Amazon.
Great information about the fiberglass RVs. Thanks Don
Yes Don, That's good stuff.
I wish I could find someone as intelligent and knowledgeable of rv repair in my area 👍
oh man, I have you fooled....ha ha Oh, were you referring to Cameron?
@@hillbillyrv lol
If only I had a dollar for every time I said self tappers are not made to bite into anything but metal we could both retire 😂.
That would be awesome !!!!!
What type of screw should be used in a skylight or vent fan on the roof?
Depends on what material the roof structure is made of.
What screws did you end up using? Sorry I missed it.
Not self-taping screws. We used black wood screws.
More great info, Thanks!
You are welcome Frostie.
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Great videos, I was doing this on my Lippert Solera 12 foot slide topper and the pin I was using came out and the tension was lost on one side. How many turns of preload should I put back? I also used the supplied screws in the install of the main brackets should I switch them out?
Can you tell me how many turns you would do?
As long as the screws bit into the wall you are fine, but I would take a couple out of each end and replace them with split rivets. I have some in the amazon store. www.amazon.com/shop/hillbillyrv
I ordered the rivets, can you help me with the tension amount of turns. I think I can count the turns on the good side unwinding it but I think it had too much tension. Is there an amount that works for you?
@@rickausterschmidt8362 I just go by feeling. Seems like, maybe 11ish. I would count the winds on the other side, like you said.
The factory side had 15 1/2 rounds. I went back with 12 1/2 rounds on both. Thank You
I used a digital stud finder to find the aluminum frame in the walls of my camper. Not sure it would work from the outside of that camper. Would be good to know though.
I replaced every screw in that rail and hit one stud.