Window frame is loose on the bottom

[John and Debbie]

Colorado roads are some of the worst.  We were on I-70 from Grand Junction to Denver today.  When we got here I noticed the bottom of the window frame by the dinette is loose.  We did get Alcan springs on Tuesday, but we had some good sized dips on the freeway!!  Is that an easy fix to get that frame tight again?

John

[Patriot]

6 hours ago, John and Debbie said:

Colorado roads are some of the worst.  We were on I-70 from Grand Junction to Denver today.  When we got here I noticed the bottom of the window frame by the dinette is loose.  We did get Alcan springs on Tuesday, but we had some good sized dips on the freeway!!  Is that an easy fix to get that frame tight again?

John

John,
Sorry to hear this news, and its the first I have heard of a window frame coming loose. Can you provide any photos? 

Edited May 24 by Patriot

[routlaw]

9 hours ago, John and Debbie said:

Colorado roads are some of the worst.  We were on I-70 from Grand Junction to Denver today.  When we got here I noticed the bottom of the window frame by the dinette is loose.  We did get Alcan springs on Tuesday, but we had some good sized dips on the freeway!!  Is that an easy fix to get that frame tight again?

John

John if I understand your description properly you should be able to snap off the shade first. Pull from the bottom then lift off from the top. Once the shade is off the frame you should see several nuts around the circumference of the window frame. Before tightening those you might need to apply some caulk between frame and Oliver body. This shouldn’t have happened regardless of road conditions but should also be a fairly easy fix, albeit an aggravation. My guess is a few screws/nuts were not completely tightened during the build and vibrated loose. Good luck

Edited May 24 by routlaw

[mossemi]

10 hours ago, John and Debbie said:

When we got here I noticed the bottom of the window frame by the dinette is loose.

Just so I have a clear understanding of this issue, is it the frame of the window shade or the actual window?

Mossey

[John and Debbie]

2 hours ago, mossemi said:

Just so I have a clear understanding of this issue, is it the frame of the window shade or the actual window?

Mossey

 

[rich.dev]

@John and Debbie Is it the window frame (black arrow) or window shade (red arrow) that’s loose?

[John and Debbie]

It's the window frame, the red arrow in your picture.

[rich.dev]

18 minutes ago, John and Debbie said:

 

It's the window frame, the red arrow in your picture.

 

The red arrow is not the window frame, it’s the window shade. Here is an Oliver video that shows how the window shade is removed/secured.

[John and Debbie]

28 minutes ago, rich.dev said:

The red arrow is not the window frame, it’s the window shade. Here is an Oliver video that shows how the window shade is removed/secured.

Thanks Rich, it looks easy to fix.  I see that I used the wrong term.  I meant the window shade.  Thanks again for finding that video.

John

[rich.dev]

I see there’s a bit of a gap between the window frame and inside wall (black arrow), when you have the shade removed check to see if the screws that secure the window frame (red arrow) to the main window are not lose, but pay attention not to over tighten them, they strip easily. 

Edited May 24 by rich.dev

[John and Debbie]

1 hour ago, rich.dev said:

I see there’s a bit of a gap between the window frame and inside wall (black arrow), when you have the shade removed check to see if the screws that secure the window frame (red arrow) to the main window are not lose, but pay attention not to over tighten them, they strip easily. 

All looked good.  I was able to snap the window shade back in after checking that the connection points were secure.  Thanks for the help.

John