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30/3/2024 at 12:51pm
Location: Near Alton Towers
Outfit: Bailey Burgundy S7 H
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I have a Bailey Series 7 and had to remove all the cupboards around the front nearside corner to repair the damage caused on the inside from the awning rail. As said you will come upon screws that cannot be accessed from inside, these have to be carefully cut with a hacksaw blade or multitool. Other fixings are numerous and difficult to get at but it can be done.
However, that being said, although you have damp, it may not have been there long enough to have rotted the internal timbers or ply? I had this too so the first job is to remove all three windows from their rail. Take the bottom screws out of both stays and lift each window up a bit higher than level, it will then come out of the hinge assembly, put it away safely.
With all three out you will see the fixing screws holding the rail on, remove them. With a suitable thin tool very carefully prise the rail away from the body. Use white spirit to help soften the sealant gunge and don't bend the rail of scratch the bodywork. When off, clean the gunge with white spirit, then again with meths to remove the white residue it will leave. You can now see if there are small hairline stress cracks from the screw holes, that's what usually cause the water ingress. A very small hole drilled at the very end of each one will stop them propogating even longer. I sealed mine with a thinnish layer of clear Plumber's Gold sealant and let it cure.
Reseal the hinge with a suitable mastic or liquid sealand and carefully reassemble it back again.
A tip with screws through mastic, it will stick to the screw thread and pull a big knob of it away and degrade the sealing job. After applying mastic on the item to be sealed, cut a small hole in the mastic around each and every screw hole leaving a gap of 2-3mm between the screw and the edge of the mastic, this will stop it adhering to the screw as you tighten it and keep the integrity of the mastic intact. Place some liquid sealant on the thread of each screw beforehand to waterproof the holes.
Good luck, Dave.
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