Fixing My Leaky Camper Shell...(Maybe)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Attempting to fix a water leak on my Leer truck topper, I guess i'll find out next time it rains!
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The Wiseman said
If it works the Hassel is done
As Long as there is no rain
And there is shade From the sun
The point is simple
The word is FUN
Nothing too complicated
A job well done
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Something about your uncut content that's so relaxing. Love the longer camping videos. Feels like we're just chillin with you. Nice little escape. Appreciate the content!
Glad you like them!
You can take a ratchet strap and hook it just inside the tailgate to the closed tie down hook and hook it over to the passenger side tie down hook and then loosen the back topper clamps and then tighten the tie down straps and adjust the gap then tighten the topper clamp's as you should have a better gap now 👍
Got my topper on a few days ago, same as yours.. I like it accept there's a decent size gap in the corners of the rear window to the top of the tailgate, holes are definitely big enough for bugs to get in possibly mice too idk..
🤣 let's hope no mice
That seal is referred to as a "Double-Bulb" Seal. I would use a garden hose to test the seals before I went camping in the rain...that way if it works/fails you'll know before hand.
Thanks man. My topper is off right now. I have similar problem.
Well I hope it works out for you bro! Love you got your little man out there watching dad do his thang!
So looks like you need Xtra overhang at rear corners ! Your left side wore paint and rusted too tight
I was told that garage door bottom seal works.
All my buddy did was put some weather stripping tape down on the truck box that sealed it nice and tight
That's not a bad idea!
I would think you have that fixed now, good job
I hope it works, ironically mines doing the same thing. Leaking in the same location.
Get it sealed up!
Hopefully that works and you have a dry bed from now on.
What height lift is on that truck? I like the stance.
5 inch suspension, 1.5 inch body lift 👍
Could it be from the added weight of the new awning?? Just sayin...
it's possible 🤷♂️
Great video
Looking to seal mine too leaks on front edge..did it fix your issue?
It's working so far!
dude flex seal ....call it good... hope ya closed the tailgate n rear window lid for fit before tighten
Geeeeehyz
Aww cool dog is that your dog if so you should bring the dog camping
It's Gregs Pooch
Go to a car wash see if it leaks lol
You've had the camper shell on for 6 years and in all that time driving and bouncing around, of course it's shifted and started leaking. The seal is not as good as it used to be. If it was mine, I would have bought the best seal possible which in the long run is cheap and since you already had the cap separated from the bed, replaced the entire seal then put the cap back on. I didn't even have to watch the whole video and figure this out in the first couple minutes. As Joke Biden would say, "come on man". 😁
Wpw, maybe others don't know how to fix a seal, they don't need someone to tell them how to do it, it's their cab.... Mike isn't stupid, he knows how what he's doing.
😂 it takes 10 mins to pop it off, if I have to do it over it's no big deal
@@CrazyQuady one thing you want to think about also is put a wrench on those nuts holding the cap to the bed and make sure they're still tight I would do that every other month at least.
You smile a lot on your videos. Do you do that in real life also? It's cute.
20k livestream?
Of course 🤙
I bought a bunch of flex seal, that works out anything.
Love the youngin, encourage him, you boys be his role models. Very informative.
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Check the windows as well. There should be weep holes on outside of frame at the bottom to shed water. If they plug with debris, water will build up to the inside of frame and leak down onto rail. Place I work for sells truck caps, and we see that a lot, as well as the front corner of the bed bulkhead. Good luck!
All the weep holes looked clear from the outside. Can I blow air through those holes no problem?
@@CrazyQuady Yep should be able to. Garden hose is good troubleshooting tool as well. You can strategically place water in different spots for an amount of time to help narrow down where leak may be. That's how I find water leaks on vehicles in general. Hey if you ever make it to Ohio, look me up, got some cool places to camp around here.
@@daemonjeep now that is what I'm talking about., when people can give positive suggestion instead the dude Mr something on a post here, he is a jerk. Sorry but he really pissed me off with the way he was telling Mike how to do it right and this and that. Enjoy your suggestion, very smart and clever.
@@Regina0964 I'm all about helping how I can, even complete strangers. It all comes around full circle one day to each and everyone us......
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Mike, I see your channel growing, thanks for all your hard work, fun times while camping 🏕 enjoy Mike..R tv good choice.. forget b say. I took a can of the foam sealer, and stuffed with the foam the shaved off top, smooth and seals great..
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Hello my friend so nice video sharing thanks for you👌👌👌😍😍
Love the vids bro. Keep em coming👍
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Need to go to a marine boat Place ,buy some 5200 caulking they sell it in white I would cut tip big enough and roll a nice bead wait about half hour or one hour and set your topper back down. Buy the one that fits in a caulking gun.then if you have any left over put it in refrigerator will keep from hardening so you can use it later on. Great video.
Yeah right!!
DO NOT USE 3M 5200!!
IT IS A PERMANENT ADHESIVE!! TAKES 7 DAYS TO COMPLETELY CURE AS WELL. YOU WILL NOT GET THE TOPPER OFF AGAIN WITHOUT A SAWSALL OR DET CORD!!
If I may ask, what leer model topper is this? XR, etc. Thanks for all the quality content. Been watching for a long time now. My leer topper should be here next week, so I appreciate your time young man.
Leer 180
If you are getting water in the back/tailgate area, tighten your 3rd brake light... my LEER was leaking there.
Leer toppers are very hit and miss. I have two trucks both with toppers, one has a Leer and it is absolutely perfect in every way. The other truck had two tries at Leer before I got my money back and did an ARE cap. So far it's been ok... got it with no side windows so it's just smooth fiberglass that follows the trucks body lines. To be honest it looks amazing and has two less things to potentially leak.
Hope that works out for ya. I think I would have also added another sticky weather strip to the top of the bed between the cap and bed and lowered the cap on top of the weather strip.
Keep up the great content ✌🏼
I was looking forward to this vid. It will be useful when I get my pickup to be camp ready.
Good luck with everything and hope you enjoy...
Thanks, I hope it works!
use butyl rubber tape between body and topper
It seems they never get them on square. I had to adjust it myself to get it right. The rear of the topper by the tailgate is usually not tight enough from side to side and needs to be pulled in before bolting it down. You can judge how well it's on by the gap around the rear window frame.
Thanks for the info!
Gotta wonder if the bed itself might not be perfectly square, just from the truck being on the road over the years.
It looked better to me when y'all were done. Fingers crossed it's fixed 😄
I think so!
Mine leaked at the gate and window. If I wasn't parked so the front was higher then the rear water would run along the bed rail or inside on the canopy rail. I rigged it to stop with some rubber gaskets. Also stopped the cold air blowing in and out through those holes where the gate and window meet, I sealed the whole gate to stop dust from blowing in also.
looks like you need to pull the fender guards and sand that rust off. B
There's no metal left to sand under those fender flares 🤣
@CrazyQuady How well did it work out?
You sure do like saying RTV…
Did this work?
This was fun
Nope 4 tubes or 2 tubes plus the 1 side foam. Or 1 side foam and no scraping clamp and go. Its the black spongiest shit plus expensive but worth it
I pulled my camper top and cleaned both the bedrail and the underside of the camper top. I used silicone and reattached. My top didn't leak anymore. The windows that you have are also a potential source for leaks.
Nice!!! Mine leaks like a sieve too... Glad to see a good solution! lol! It is so funny how heavy these things are... It took me, two ramps, and a freaking huge amount of force to BARELY get my camper top on my 1990 GMC Sierra 1500 (which btw has 350K miles when the average distance from the earth to the moon is 240K miles, lol...). I love the thing, but I might need something taller... 🤪 BTW I subbed to Greg and I’m on mobile. 👍🖖
Did that fix it?
Any more issues with it leaking since?
I just bought the same camper with different windows.
Still no leaks?
They sell caulking gun sized tubes of RTV. I would have ran a double bead around the whole thing
Maybe next time if it doesn't work. Use a windshield rubber glue. That should work
Somebody needs to invent a microphone with a cicada filter..... ;)
I have the same truck does the same thing but notice more water leaks when I'm driving. I'll be doing the same before the rain comes. Good luck. Thanks for the video
Yes it will do the Job and then yu can not get wat again camping really enjoy watching you're video 😉
Camping in the rain teaches you that water finds many ways to annoy you and just when you think you're water proof, nope.
My Leer topper is leaking around the same front area as well.
Take the cap off and replace the seal.
Exactly what he should have done rather than mess around with some caulk, do the job right the first time!
If it works thats all that matters, the rtv was 1/4 the price and hassle
@@CrazyQuady i feel the guy or person you're responding to, is i feel a jerk, like I said Mike isn't stupid, so stop commenting like you're pro at fixing leaks in cabs. Encourage dude not discourage... be nice
That goes to the jerk that thinks he's pro at fixing leaks on cab,. tell him to go bite it, you don't need negative people on your channel, you're doing great Mike and I always your video's.. ,#1
Good on that but if it leaks again you would have to remove the cap and remove the old seal and then clean it which means more work for you.
@@hectorching3666 your suggestion is better then the guy up top in the post.. thank you for your suggestion, gotta have positivity.. enjoy your evening
You should make another trip out here to Cali/Nevada and let’s go truck camping
butyl tape
Was that just dirt on your drivers side near the tailgate or did the cap rub the paint off that top edge of your bed?
Hope it works. Mine leaks too and dealer said, yeah, they will do that. My buddy and I tried goop, and it still leaked, just in a different spot. Oh well.
If I was you I would use foam can insulation to get the gaps and whatever came out just cut it off when its dry
And maybe change the tape if it's been a couple years that way you for sure know
I worked for the company that built these camper shells, all I can tell you is inspect your shell on a regular basis.
go to a RV /camper store and they might have the gasket for your camper shell
Dude fix that rust or it's going to ruin your good looking truck!!
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I was just diggin' on the cicada's! 👍😆 Can't wait for more of your storm vids!! 🤘
What the heck is RTV????
Gasket maker you can get it from your local part house
You might try a triple rubber bulb seal sold on Amazon.
Water is the sneakiest. My Ram had a small leak that took days to find and seal up.
Awesome as always Mike
Thanks for sharing.
God Bless You
They shoulda foam taped the rails
I'm looking for a topper for my 1997 Dodge dually. I have no luck so far. Please let me know if you have any info.
Facebook marketplace is probably your best bet
damn those birds/bugs are loud as hell
We never got to see if you fixed the leak !
Clear silicon caulk on the outside dude!
Not a bad idea
@@CrazyQuady it worked on my truck camper.
You spend a lot of time alone to be married
I wouldn't think water could jump up onto the fiberglass like that.
If you look at 3:27 you can see it's been wet so much theirs black mold in the rough fiber's of the fiberglass. As soon as I seen this I figured your front window seal must be leaking.
I think its just dirt
Looks like you got it sorted, looked to be on there alot better when you finished. Keep up the amazing content can't wait for the next camping vid 🤘
Hi quady I have a leer topper also only it’s a high topper and I also have the gaps on my window it looks like they should have squeezed the topper in a little bit to close the gap luckily it has not been a issue yet it’s good for your friends Mike and the little helper to get you fixed up
I feel like its supposed to sit up higher on the besides to be able to pull it together to close the gaps
Have a small leak near the cab on the passenger side. Was thinking of just running a bead of silicon under the edge of the topper on the top of the bed.
Go for it!
Now you just need some rain.....
Nice to see a buddy, his son and a dog to help.....fun times in summer...good vlog!
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Question. When you disconnected the cap from the truck bed if you wanted to slide the cap back a bit is there wiring connected that would prohibit you from moving the cap back? I am going to replace the weather stripping under my truck cap but I also need to change the gasket on the third brake light on top of the truck cab. Your video was very helpful too.
There was wiring at the rear that goes up to the third brake light, there was enough slack in mine to move it around. If I remember correctly there is a disconnect on the wire there also.
@@CrazyQuady I found the wire. Thank you. I appreciate it.
The little guy is sure good.
Use 3m5200 , but just never plan on taking it off again 👍💯
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Great Video. Good to have a friend to help you out. So has this fix to the hard top, also fixed the gap which a mouse had found to enter the cab.That was an LOL moment. Keep up the great trips & videos. Awesome recipes to. Cheers Tony from New Zealand
Fixed the leak but there's still a gap in the rear window frame
Maybe next time put another seal on the bed rails so their seal sits on top. Double seal bolted down tight?
Thats a great idea!
I don't know alot about this stuff but would that foam sealer stuff in a can work?
I doubt it
It's rocket science you had better bring it to NASA ! LOL !
Not everyone can be a rocket appliancest
I'm so excited for the camping in the rain now! We gotta make sure that seal is working!
And you should get clamps instead of bolts that way u dont messed up the bed
It is clamped
Hahaha I know your buddy Greg! Lol. Used to build combines with him that’s funny. Tell him Joel says hello. I recognized his face but then when he laughed that was it haha
Yeah man! I met him while he was still working there
@@CrazyQuady haha ain’t it a small world! Haven’t seen that guy in a few years… we use to goof around that place all the time lol
Omg the cicadas are horrendous. I was trying to hear you lol. On that note. Love your videos. New to your channel. Look forward to more. Happy camping to you🏕
Their baaaad this year, I had one in my house I couldn't find for the life of me, when I got close I think it stopped buzzing.. I haven't heard it today, maybe the cats got it..
They're loud this year!
Nice Job
Always Enjoy Your Videos !!👍
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Congratulations on 20K subscribers! Your content is awesome 👍
Thank You!
Ok, Now you need to go Camp in another T-Storm like a couple weeks ago to test it! Lol
That was intense
If only I could make it rain 😂
Hi. I hope you fixed it where there is no water coming in. Good luck. 👍
Nothing so far!
Well that's good. Thank you for letting me no. 👍