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[DocMike]

To All,

I have read various threads this Forum about leaky gaskets on the Rear Light Lens Assembly. I decided to take care of it and so I followed a thread put out by Ed I believe "Busy Day at the RV" where he repaired his RV.

I was quite suprised to find no water damage or staining in the cut out once I removed the Lens. I used a can of Flex Seal (white) that I had left over from a home gutter repair.

When I went to put things back to gether I noticed all the screws (self tapping type) were rusted (see attachment).

http://www.thorforums.com/forums/att...1&d=1475334822

I cleaned out the screw holes and found rust and some damaged wood. For the time being I filled the holes with silicone and reassembled the Lenses.

My first question for the more senior RV'ers is do I need to grind out each hole and fill with wood putty? A couple of the screws did not "Bite" the wood so at the very least I will need to replace a couple of them with a larger diameter screw.

My second question is...is it normal for screws to start rusting out (this is a 2016 model, manufactured in March of 2015)? There are a lot of things attached to the outside of my Vegas and I would hate to think all the holes are leaking water into the plywood that provides support for the unit.

Doc