We have had this motorhome since November of 2004 and with close to 90,000 miles on it the dual pane windows are leaking. I rebuilt the passenger side front window in August of 2014 and the driver’s window in 2015. This year I am doing the two windows over the couch and dinette.
These two windows are kind of heavy and very expensive to replace if they are dropped.
To ensure they didn’t get dropped and broken I built a support to assist in getting them out and back in.
The windows have a set of 25 screws which hold them in place along with a lot of sealant/glue around the outside of the frame. This sealant usually comes loose all of sudden so it is really helpful to have a place for the window to drop onto.
Here is the film which has built up on the INSIDE of the windows.
I ran my finger through the film so it can be seen.
First you take off this end bracket, remember it is also GLUED in place.
Then the two screws which hold the center bar in place.
Spread the window frame and take the dual panes of glass out of the frame.
Next the panes of glass are cut apart and cleaned. The window which slides open has a metal bracket which must come off the window. This is quite the job.
I soaked the window for several hours before starting the hard part.
It took me five hours of cutting between the metal and glass, then beating on the frame with a piece of oak and a hammer to get this one off.
After the two panes of glass are resealed together the metal lock frame is glued back onto the glass.
I used this spacer to ensure I had the frame is centered from top to bottom.
After another 2.5 hours I had the dual panes of glass back into the frame without ruining the rubber seal around the glass and another 15 minutes to get it installed back into the motorhome.
Now is time to start the window over the dinette. The same process all over again. However after 2.5 hours of working on the metal bracket
one of the two panes broke.
I get to purchase a new piece of glass. Oh, well
Ordered the glass last Wednesday, when it came in this morning (Tuesday) the corners were not rounded so hopefully the correct glass will come in tomorrow, Thursday.