Shasta 1400 Rear Window Leak: Glass & Frame Seal

[edorbs]

Hello! I posted this in a similar window replacement thread, but thought I'd give it a shot on its own with the exact model in the heading:

I wanted to confirm before I had this repair done: I have a '69 Shasta 1400 and the rear window has a leak in the lower right corner. I ended up having to put a new wall in because it was warped from water damage (frame still in OK shape). I notice that while the window as a whole is tightly affixed to the body of the camper (I resealed it with butyl tape a few years back), water is pooling up in that lower corner where the glass meets the frame. I push on it and water oozes out. After a while exposed, it also started getting really green there. Stuff is growing. So, I'm pretty sure this is the problem area: the seal of the glass within the window frame itself. I called an RV place and they said there is NO way to take that glass out. I read elsewhere and think differently. Can someone please confirm that a glass specialist can take out the glass and reseal within the window frame? Sorry for the repeat, just want some confirmation. Or is there a way to do it DIY? Working under a tight deadline. THANKS!

Also! I have one broken jalousie window and it appears that there are two screws coming up through the bottom section of the frame that can come out to release the glass. However, the screws are so rusted that they won't budge. I have seen glass replacement videos and posts for those without the aluminum frame encasing the entirety of the glass (just the sides), but not with the 1400 window that has the aluminum frame all around the glass. Can anyone confirm the ease of or my approach to releasing the frame and glass by removing that bottom section? Thank you!

Picture of jalousie:


Read more: vintageshasta.proboards.com/thread/5731/rear-window-leak#ixzz2Vdoj1zPc

[Bob]

I went and looked at mine, and you probably could take the individual pane frame apart. It looks like you'd have to remove more than just the bottom screws and you may have a hard time finding the gasket material that they put around the glass. Are you still getting leaks into the trailer?

[edorbs]

Yes, getting leaks through that rear window corner. I took the window off today, cleaned the butyl tape off and will take it to a glass specialist on Tuesday. The jalousie doesn't leak because the hole in the glass is currently taped :]. I may see if they could take care of that for me, too!

So, anyone have a seal replaced on the rear window as I mentioned above??

[boandsusan]

Please post close ups of the exterior and interior corner of your rear window.

[edorbs]

I am away from the camper for the next few days. Honestly, looking at the window there isn't much that can be revealed. Everything *looks* good. It's not until you see it after a rain that you notice anything--water just sitting. Or are you suggesting photos for disassembly? Sorry if that's what you meant. I will be back with the Shasta and dealing with the leak on Tuesday. Thanks.

[logan]

Let me know how it goes with having the window frame disassembled. Im going through something similar myself right now one of my rear window panes is broken and needs new glass installed thought it would be a quick and easy job to pull the glass out of the frame but got it all out and not so much. Gonna try and get it to a glass shop to see what they can do with it but im going to be gone for a solid week.

[boandsusan]

Jun 8, 2013 20:51:54 GMT -5 edorbs said:

I am away from the camper for the next few days. Honestly, looking at the window there isn't much that can be revealed. Everything *looks* good. It's not until you see it after a rain that you notice anything--water just sitting. Or are you suggesting photos for disassembly? Sorry if that's what you meant. I will be back with the Shasta and dealing with the leak on Tuesday. Thanks.

Yes, I meant disassembly. I`d like to see which window you have in the rear. We`ve had to pull rear windows numerous times due to leaks. One window took me weeks to find the leak and it was simply the corner joint needed a fine line of jb weld. Is the water sitting in the interior lower lip of the window and then spilling over onto your paneling? Had 2 that did this, both 72 Compacts.

[edorbs]

Jun 10, 2013 22:26:28 GMT -5 boandsusan said:

Jun 8, 2013 20:51:54 GMT -5 edorbs said:

I am away from the camper for the next few days. Honestly, looking at the window there isn't much that can be revealed. Everything *looks* good. It's not until you see it after a rain that you notice anything--water just sitting. Or are you suggesting photos for disassembly? Sorry if that's what you meant. I will be back with the Shasta and dealing with the leak on Tuesday. Thanks.

Yes, I meant disassembly. I`d like to see which window you have in the rear. We`ve had to pull rear windows numerous times due to leaks. One window took me weeks to find the leak and it was simply the corner joint needed a fine line of jb weld. Is the water sitting in the interior lower lip of the window and then spilling over onto your paneling? Had 2 that did this, both 72 Compacts.

So, the four framing pieces holding each window in (facing the outside) came out pretty effortlessly with a small screwdriver. Then, of course, the glass broke while trying to pry it free. Using a heat gun the seal loosened up and the remainder of it came out quite easily. Once it came out, you could tell the seal was deteriorated in that lower corner. Water always pooled there, green stuff grew and water found its way inside.

That right corner light was bad, too. Cleaned it up and resealed it. Thought water had been traveling in through there, also.

I have a photo, but it isn't a close-up. Sorry, I'm out here in the land of dial-up internet. No cell service either, so I can't upload that way either. I had this one already online:


Taking the window to the glass place today! I hope they can replace the glass and seal it up for me.

[edorbs]

I really want to cry. The tarp I put over it didn't seal the water out and it just poured in there, ruining the new rear board I put in. It's always one step forward, two steps back with these projects, isn't it? I need some motivational words, here!

[boandsusan]

So the style window you have is, glass "set" in the frame from the outside with a sealant(we used black 1/2 inch butyl tape) and then the rubber/plastic glazing strips go over the glass on the outside? Sorry but I can`t tell from the picture on my little laptop which style you have.