Mountain Driving with 1995 42', 42,000 lb. Blue Bird

[Ron Thompson]

Lets see now, windows sticking and not unlatching or latching properly, #
umpteenth priority project. Whew this fun RV'ing is about to kill me...LOL

Ron Thompson
Waller, Texas
1995 42' BB

Pete Masterson wrote: No...
it's not normal. Probably a function of the coach sitting a
long time. On my coach, the windows up front open very easily -- too
easily, in fact. The weather stripping has flattened and I need to
renew it to stop some rattling while underway.

The bedroom window, however is somewhat of a pain. It's quite sticky.
My latch doesn't quite latch. So, my plan is to thoroughly clean the
tracks and apply some graphite. (WD-40 is a solvent. It leaves a
slight residue that attracts dirt, so it's not a good choice for a
window.) I'll also add some washers under the latch part in the
window frame so the locking part will connect (if the cleaning and
graphite doesn't do the trick).

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
El Sobrante, CA

On Jun 26, 2007, at 5:01 AM, Ron Thompson wrote:

> <snip> I tried the windows in the bedroom and you would have to
> have a pry bar to get them open. I don't think they have ever been
> open so they are stiff as hell. Going to have to lube them to get
> them moving again. A little WD-40 will do wonders. I notice too
> that the window latches are very difficult to release. One of the
> windows I had to go get a screw driver to get the latch to
> release. All of the windows are stiff like that. Is that a usual
> thing on these Blue Birds?








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