Slide Seal

[merle&louise]

Gary De: Curiosity is getting me- What life expectancy has Prevost indicated on the seals they have replaced for you?. And is there another way or means of measuring the life expectancy of an inflatable seal. My slide has no obvious counter although there may be one as part of the logic controllers.

I will assume that my coach went into service in 2003 and has 7 years of wear & tear on it although it would seem cycles would play a part in the life due to the design.

Many and Much thanks to Jim Keller and Jon W. for their assistance and help in the replacement of my rear slide seal. And thanks to Scott and Cyndie Parks for their help via the phone. Scott sure came in handy and at the right time!!

Plus the seal has 750 plus miles and and number of in and outs and is performing spot on.

Roger,

My front seal is the original; it has never been changed. It does not leak air and it keeps water and dust out. I spoke to a tech at Seal Master Corp., Kent, Ohio (manufacturer of my seals) and he said that 12 years old was a long time for a seal to last. He of course touted the quality of their seals. I changed my bedroom slide seal (painter knicked it with a grinding wheel) in Feb. 2006, so it has lasted 4 years so far.

It seems odd that Prevost and Newell engineers would build a slide out using air seals if it could be done like the plastic coaches not using an air seals. Could they be doing it only to generate revenue? I really don't think that they would build a slide designed to give their customers trouble! So that leads me to believe that the seals are a very necessary part of the slide room concept.

Just my .02