Rowan Lee Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 One of the Seitz windows on our van is leaking along the top edge and I am thinking of tackling this myself by removing the window and resealing it. It can't be that difficult I tell myself, but obviously I don't want to start it and then find out the problems. I can see that I need to remove the screw covers on the inside and unscrew the two halves, i.e. the inner and outer frame. Then presumably it is just (ha!) a matter of separating them from the van walls and cleaning them up before replacing them. I have read the relevant bits in John Wickersham's Motorcaravan Manual and also his article on sealants (MMM June 2005). My main questions are: When I remove the internal frame which contains the flyscreen and blind, is it all likely to fall apart? Will I have trouble getting it all back together and working smoothly? The strip sealant John recommends comes in different widths. Can I tell what width I need before I remove the window? Am I likely to have difficulty realigning the two halves when I come to putting them back? I suppose it depends a bit on how tight a fit the opening is in the van wall. Having struggled to get a cat flap right (not on the van of course), this bit worries me. Are there any other pitfalls that I haven't foreseen? Would I be better just adding a bead of sealant round the outside in the short term to see if this solves the problem? Any advice would be very gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi Rowan. I had the same problem with our old Autostratus where both side windows started letting in water. As a temporary measure I ran a bead of sealant around the edges and this lasted the remaining three years we had it. Worth a try before you take out the complete window. Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 If you do as you and Howard suggest, make sure you use a waterproof silicone sealant suitable for bathrooms and not just a water resistant one. It should also have fungicides in the formulation to prevent build-up of mould, etc., in wet weather. Under no circumstances use sealants such as Sikaflex which are also extremely powerful glues and would therefore prevent you taking the window apart at a future date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Lee Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Just bringing this back to the top, hope you don't mind folks. There must be someone out there who has tackled this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Or you could run Copydex round it from a syringe, it's liquid latex. Or you cold use that Captain Tolleys creaping crack cure stuff as it's a thinner version of Latex only a lot dearer. It will find leaks and when set by evaporisation will seal a leak as long as it's not very big. You must keep water of it until it sets or it will get washed out of the crack. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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