We Did It! (I hope)

bshetts said:

Last week my buddy and I replaced the bulb seal on my 19TL. Quite a learning experience. Some mistakes were made but we managed to get it replaced and the two halves back together and hydraulics functioning. We blocked the front end using 4x4s with 2x4s attached at the top and used a lift truck with a pallet on the forks to support/lift the back end of the top half. Replaced all 6 guide blocks as well. Took around 16 hours total because we had to re-separate the halves as we tore the seal in 3 spots on the guide rails the first time we ran it down. After re-separating the halves and replacing the seal where it had torn we took great care to be sure it did not catch on the guide rails on the way down and adjusted the cables to make sure the seal doesn't go above the tops of the guide rails when raised. Live and learn!

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bshetts said:

We did a few things differently then the Sam Shields instructions indicated. There was plenty of slack in the wiring so we didn't cut wires. We detached the lift cables underneath the trailer instead of from the top half. We used galvanized steel flashing and a pneumatic stapler to install the new seal. We also used shorter 2x4s and went across the corners instead across the entire trailer to separate the halves. This made it easier to remove the old seal and install the new one. We didn't have to work around/reach across the 2x4s to install the seal on the front and back walls. All in all, I learned a lot about my trailer!

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