Replace window, Hylo

[paul]

Any pointers on replacing the rear section of the sliding, side window on a '95 Hylo?

I have a replacement window because the previous owner was presumably as careless as me and broke one, but apparently could only buy a pair.

There are plenty of screw covers on the inside window surround trim. Is this the way to tackle it? I can't see any way to dismantle it from the outside.

[ant]

Hi paul.
Yes the screw covers are the way to remove the window.
The inner blind cassette will come off then you'll have to prise the outer window out unless the screws that hold the aluminium window track can be accessed from its fitted position ( sometimes your lucky as the windows are not easy to get out whole!)
Ant

[paul]

Aug 11, 2008 7:59:35 GMT ant said:

Yes the screw covers are the way to remove the window.
The inner blind cassette will come off then you'll have to prise the outer window out unless the screws that hold the aluminium window track can be accessed from its fitted position ( sometimes your lucky as the windows are not easy to get out whole!)

Thanks Ant. Finding the screws which hold the window track on was the key to the solution. Even after the blind cassette was removed there was nothing to be seen. Even my local caravan repairer could't find them. He deduced that the track must be held on with a hot-melt glue and advised me to warm them up and try levering them off.

I'm glad I didn't take his advice and continued looking - but a bit harder.

Eventually I found them. They were hidden beneath blobs of silicone sealant. Even when every last shred of sealeant was removed it was still difficult to see them as they are recessed, at 45⁰ to the vertical and only visible when you stick your head into the under-bed storage and look upwards.


If anybody else has to tackle this problem, be aware that these screws are difficult to remove. Apart from the fact that they are sealed in, there is the well-know reaction between steel (the screws) and aluminium (the track) which encourages local corrosion. Use the type of screwdriver which has a hexagon on the blade so that you can use a spanner on it and apply some torque.

With the track loose, the windows come out and re-assembly is simple as long as you can be both outside (to hold two windows and a track in position) and inside (to re-fix the screws) at the same time.