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09-29-2019, 02:11 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2019 26' Flying Cloud
Summerfield
, Florida
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 79
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Flip out Windows Stuck Closed
2019 26RB Airstream flip out windows won't open.
Instructions on window says this can happen in warm humid location. I tried there Instructions on the window but they will not release and flip out.
Help please.
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09-29-2019, 02:15 PM
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#2
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Here is a recent thread FYI:
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f44/...is-201365.html
Use a credit card [carefully] to get one lower corner free, and the rest will follow. We use 303 Protectant wipes. See Post #3 in that thread.
Peter
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09-29-2019, 04:40 PM
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#3
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Rivet Master
2016 27' International
Sherwood Park
, Alberta
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 1,029
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Yes, this. I have an old credit card in my wallet just for this. I have tried all manner of lubricants and potions in an attempt to prevent this with not much luck as the windows usually become struck again within a few days. I think I will invest in a set of window "poppers", which appear to work well.
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09-29-2019, 05:16 PM
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#4
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2 Rivet Member
2017 20' Flying Cloud
Oriental
, North Carolina
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 83
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I use a suction cup base from a dash board GPS. Relaese latches inside, then stick it to outside of window and with a small yank, it's open. No messing with the gaskets.
Good lucka
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09-29-2019, 06:31 PM
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#5
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Rivet Master
2019 30' Classic
Belen
, New Mexico
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 637
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Except for those few cities who have ludicrously banned them for stupid reasons, that plastic straw you got in your soda works just fine. Flatten it and stick it between the window and the gasket and slide it around. It works better than a credit card since it is more flexible.
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09-29-2019, 09:17 PM
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#6
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4 Rivet Member
2018 28' Flying Cloud
Chapin
, South Carolina
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 313
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Lubes help, but still sometimes stick if it's been a while since that window was opened. I take an expired membership card (AARP, Good Sam, etc.), punch a hole in corner, hang it on hook just inside door so it's always handy.
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09-29-2019, 09:57 PM
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#7
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3 Rivet Member
2018 27' Globetrotter
Vancouver Island
, British Columbia
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 101
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ephraim
Except for those few cities who have ludicrously banned them for stupid reasons, that plastic straw you got in your soda works just fine. Flatten it and stick it between the window and the gasket and slide it around. It works better than a credit card since it is more flexible.
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Nice try but the straws were ban for a valid reason.
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09-30-2019, 09:03 AM
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#9
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Rivet Master
2019 27' Globetrotter
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 691
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Whats in your wallet? LOL
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09-30-2019, 09:15 AM
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Rivet Master
2022 25' Flying Cloud
NCR
, Ontario
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 3,085
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its best to apply a rubber safe lubricant to the rubber seals on the windows. this keeps them soft and reduces their chance to stick.
do NOT us a sharp object to open them
get some plastic pry tools.
an old credit card can be used
the same is true for the TC/cart/truck rubber seals. they are expensive replace once they dry out and crack. may OEM sell these products.
cheaper ones at the auto store or online
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09-30-2019, 09:17 AM
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#11
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3 Rivet Member
2017 25' International
Framingham
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 142
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I just use an old hotel key card since I’ve switched from hotels to my Airstream!!
Slide it in at the bottom window corner then slide across. Lift window. Usually it’s just as easy (if not easier) to seat the arms in the various open positions as it is to do from inside. I also close the windows from the outside as I’m walking around outside getting the trailer ready for departure. Then go inside and latch them all up.
🙂
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09-30-2019, 09:28 AM
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Married with Airstream
2004 25' International CCD
Vancouver Island
, British Columbia
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 934
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We use the "Bone Tool" find on amazon and silicone based cream often used by scub divers. This will lub the rubber seals and keep them soft and unstuck. Make sure it is silicone based NOT petroleum-based as this will destroy the rubber seals.
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09-30-2019, 09:48 AM
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#13
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Rivet Master
2014 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Vero Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 693
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First things first
Before trying all of those suggestions, make sure both laches at the bottom of the window are turned to the unlocked position... I'm just saying.
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09-30-2019, 10:01 AM
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#14
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Half a Rivet Short
2017 30' Classic
2022 Interstate 24X
Carlisle
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 15,684
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GammaDog
Before trying all of those suggestions, make sure both laches at the bottom of the window are turned to the unlocked position... I'm just saying.
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Hi
..... and make very sure they go back to the locked position *before* you hit the road. Having a window pop open "on the road" is an expensive event.
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A clean and lube on the seals never hurts. It also (at least for us) does not eliminate the sticking. Sometimes the windows stick, sometimes they don't. It's hard to predict when they will work.
If they are stuck and you release them with a tool, you can then raise them from the outside. There is no need to go back in to get them put up. Yes, it took a couple of passes to figure that out
Bob
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09-30-2019, 10:20 AM
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#15
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Rivet Master
2015 25' Flying Cloud
Bend
, Oregon
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 761
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I will add, the latches on my windows crank the windows down unnecessarily tight. I have started to adjust them so they pull in and slightly compress the seals. So far this is working nicely.
Full disclosure - I also use 303 protectant and I have started installing the window poppers.. Sticky windows drive me crazy...
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09-30-2019, 11:17 AM
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Rivet Master
1988 25' Excella
1987 32' Excella
Knoxville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 5,103
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When stuck, I unlatch the window from the inside. Then I walk outside and use a spoon handle or quarter to pry the window open. I set the hold mechanism while out there. Easier than opening the window from the inside. Never really thought about trying to "fix" it. Not a big enough deal to me.
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09-30-2019, 11:27 AM
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#18
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On Comet
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Santee
, California
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 22
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Please be careful using the "poppers". If a window is stuck because of the seals, by applying enough pressure in one small spot the entire window could pop, and I don't mean in a good way.
I made some "poppers" for my Flying Cloud, and if there's more than just a little resistance I go out with an old credit card and work around the lower edge until the window is released. (The poppers work great if the windows have been opened recently and need a little nudge.)
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09-30-2019, 12:49 PM
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#19
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Rivet Master
2008 19' Bambi
2012 23' Flying Cloud
2016 25' Flying Cloud
Bandera
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 786
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We’ve been happy with WindowPoppers. I don’t recall ever seeing a report that using them caused the window to fracture.
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09-30-2019, 12:54 PM
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#20
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Stay CazuaL
2018 25' Flying Cloud
2014 19' Flying Cloud
Reseda
, California
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 959
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303 does NOT help preventing it from getting stuck. I have tried a light coat, a heavy coat, multiple coats, it does NOT help getting it stuck any less.
What works 100% is Window Poppers. I use one for the small windows. I use two for the larger windows.
https://seeyoudowntheroad.com/pages/window-poppers
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