Another big job done!

...well, kind of! When we arrived in Altoona we realized that the rubber seal on the dining room slide was also rusted out and had to be replaced. Ever since we changed the rubber seal on the kitchen side, we wondered how come the dining room slide rubber was in three pieces, since it sure looked like the same kind of seal.

Well, when we removed the rubber seal on Monday, we realized why. The seal on the top of the slide is different and has a longer lip to lay on top of the slide. And of course we had only ordered one kind of seal for the whole slide. The seal we bought will work to make a seal to the rig, however, it does not touch the top of the slide. So until we can get the right seal, we will need to clean the slide of from any leaves or debris, before pulling the slide in. It really is not such a big deal and we did not attach the glue strip from the new seal to the rig so that it will be easier to replace that seal again when we get to Mission. At this point it keeps the bugs out and provides enough of a seal to get us back home.

It took us seven straight hours to get the old seal off, clean up the rubber left on the metal after taking off the seal and clipping on the new seal. There was no time for a lunch break, since we knew the rain was supposed to come that night. Well, the rain decided to show up about 15 minutes after we were done. By Tuesday morning our bodies were aching and our hands were swollen, but at least it was done and we can move on to the next project as soon as our bodies recuperate.