The rear storage compartment gasket was a bit wonky and not seated on my nearly new 20' FC, so I pulled it away from the flange and discovered the obvious problem was that the inner aluminum panel was not attached to the door frame for most of the perimeter, and the inner panel cutout was very uneven and ragged looking. Both these conditions were keeping the gasket from seating.
I was able to clamp the two edges together and add rivets as should have been done originally, and then trim the inner panel edge smooth and flush with the door opening. The gasket then installed easily and properly.
Pretty surprised at how awful this looked. Hard to understand how an assembler would have such zero pride of workmanship, so maybe they need better tools ?
Seemed like the upload attachments was successful, but I don't see the photos as attachments so I will try again. In the image on the right you can see two "non-functional" rivets that just go thru the access door frame and do not attach to the inner sheet metal. I removed those rivets, clamped the joint, and added appropriate rivets.
IF you saw your new $150K Airstream ( insert celebrity ) without the windows and trim,you would have walked out on purchasing it,by the manner that they are chopped up.There isnt an airplane in the world with such metalsmithing cobbling.They arent built like aircraft,as it is told.
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Mike & Nancy Gore WBCCI #2914 S E Camping Unit 012 Roswell,Ga.
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