One corner of the screen in the bedroom has come loose, so I need to take the screen out to repair it. How does it come out? I had hoped that I could just raise the screen up, slide the bottom out, and the whole thing would be ready to go. Doesn't work that way. Any suggestions?
I seem to remember in GVs that those bug screens do not come out without giving them a slight bend in centre. Not much needed so do not force it out.
JohnH
Don't know how different yours is, but on our '89 there is an insert track on the bottom "sill" track that slides out from under the screen frame towards the front of the coach. Then you are able to lift up on the screen frame and lift it out.
We, if time and location don't permit, clean the screens with Armorall Wipes on both sides. Seems to clean quite well and does not attract dirt/dust.
Nighthawk is correct. Use a flat blade screwdriver to carefully pry up the forward end of the lower plastic channel that serves as the bottom slide for the screen. Pull it out toward the front.
Push up on the screen and clear is from the bottom track and remove. Replace the screen. Raise the screen slightly and slide the channel back in from the front.
Sounds more complicated than it is-- takes 30 seconds to remove or replace.
Depending on room you may have to open the window and slide the insert to the outside. Had to do that on my driver's window insert. I gave all my windows a good spray with a Teflon spray. much easier to slide. Works on the sliding doors and cupboard catches as well.
Keith
For our windows we also use silicone lubricant spray, but we prefer the 8897 dry type from 3M for this task.
Also pays to vacuum the bottom window channel.
Amazing how much easier lubricated windows move.
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I followed Barry and Cindy idea after fought too long with windows hard to slide and DW complained. But in the task I found a tooth brush and some water cleaned out dirt, that alone was a big help, then with the silicone treatment, got to get careful it slides so easily....a long way from your screen question though!
Mike
As I was looking at how to get the screen out I did see that some cleaning is needed, so the project grows a bit to include some cleaning. I think that all windows will eventually get a removal and cleaning. I'm putting the spray information on my iPhone so the next time we're at Wal-Mart I can get some.
The first time we removed screens, we scratched the location in the frame. And to clean we take a hose, soap & water at an outside campground faucet, shake out and put them back.
I took the screen out, thinking that I would need to take it to the hardware store. After the screen was out I was able to put the screen back into frame, so all is reassembled. Now that I know how to take things apart and put them back together again I'll clean and lube each window track.
@David FOT still carries the window tracks if you need some. A couple of mine where in pretty bad shape so I replaced them.
see ya
ken
Thanks, Ken. I hadn't thought about replacing them, since I've only had the one out, but good to know that FOT still has parts for our 21-year-old coach.