Roof vent leak

[Eric Johnson]

Jimmy,
Bennie at Wanderlodge suggested the fix below to repair roof plate screws that
keep
loosening up. I've used this fix and it's worked well for me for three years.
None of the
screws I've replaced this way have loosened up since.

1. Remove stripped screws
2. Fill hole with silicone sealant
3. Replace old screw with a hex head 14 X 1-1/2" HWH T/S 18-8 S/S screw.

Bennie told me the replacement screws are larger and have a lower thread pitch
than the factory original and tend to hold better.

Regards, Eric
84FC35SBWL2

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, James Harvie wrote:
>
> I was on top of my bus, last week, cleaning out the storage pods, and I
noticed 3 things.
I had a small crack in one of the vents, the diamond plate was loose, and 2 of
the brackets
that hold those 3 bullhorns on, were broken. Yesterday I went back up,
tightened up the
screws on the plate. I'm not sure if they have nuts on the other end, but I
thought I was
going to have to drill oversize and install oversize screws. They were all
loose, some I got
8 or 9 turns out of the screwdriver, but they all tightened up nice and tight.
For the crack
in the vent, I cleaned it down with Enamel Reducer, and used that 2 part liquid
epoxy. You
can get it in any auto parts store, and I'm not sure but maybe Wally World has
it too. Just
look for the 2 plastic syringes tied together. One part is blue, one clear. When
you mix the
two, it turns milky white, then about 20 seconds later, it turns clear. I
applied it with a
small Artists brush. I think this is a good way to go. It is thick
> enough, so if you have gaps, you can bridge them and I think would add
strenght.Just
remember it dires in about a minute, so don't mix more than you can use in that
time. Not
sure if it's paintable, or not I threw the package out a long time ago. I plan
on adding a
Fantastic fan in that hole a little later, but for now I have 2 lists. One's a"
want" list, and
one's a "need" list. I'm doing the need list first, driveline maintanence, new
tires etc. I may
fabricate new brackets, for those Bullhorns, I don't think those are heavy
enough. I may
point them down too, to keep the debris out.
>
Jimmy Harvie
>
82FC 35 SB
>
Boston Ma.
>
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