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Old 07-28-2012, 11:09 AM   #1
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Door gaskets

My storage compartment doors leak during a heavy rain. Has anyone had issues with this? Any suggestions would be appreciated.


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Old 07-28-2012, 01:47 PM   #2
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I had a leaking basement compartment door on my fiver. I replaced with a better gasket and still leaked. It turned out water was wicking in through the topside of the exposed hinge lip (very small gap). I ran a very thin bead of proflex caulk along the hinge and no leak since then (over 1 year). I hope this helps.
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Old 07-28-2012, 03:33 PM   #3
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Steve, What kind of gasket did you use for the replacement
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Old 07-28-2012, 03:44 PM   #4
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I can't remember exactly, but I bought a roll at Lowes. Must be butyl rubber. I brought a piece of old gasket and matched it. It was a bit thicker but same width. Make sure to clean surface with isopropyl before installing new material.
If Lowes doesn't have it, try auto parts store, rv store, or pplmotorhomes.com
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Old 07-31-2012, 05:58 AM   #5
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Thanks therink
I looked at my gasket and there was a good impression around all the doors. I took your advice and put some proflex along the hinges. Hope thar was the issue.


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Old 08-09-2012, 03:42 AM   #6
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Two tips:
1. make sure it is latched tight, in my case I have to Lock the locking tab and the hand tab, otherwise it is not tight on the gasket.

2. I caulked the seam between the ring that goes around the outside of the door edge and the door. There was a very small gap maybe 1/8 inch, when I opened the door the water poured out untill I did this, I also caulked the small seam on the top of the door where the edge wrap comes together.

After this, sat in over 1 inch of rain and no water in compartments
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Old 08-17-2012, 04:03 PM   #7
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Well it's rained a few times since I sealed the top of the hinges and everything seems to be staying dry.


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Old 08-17-2012, 05:34 PM   #8
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Glad to hear it. It was a simple fix for mine. While I was at it, I sealed the top of all 4 of my storage door hinges.
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