

| Subject: | Re: Bugs out, and other annoyances |
| From: | Steve Macaulay |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Aug 1999 11:51:25 -0700 |
> Now my question: What can I do to keep the little boogers out? > Hi Kevin, The Reimo sliding door screen sold by Steve Lashley at www.eurocampers.com uses no-see-um netting that is small enough to keep the little bugs out. I put one on my Westy and I like it. It won't help you keep the little bugs out of the pop-up vent, sliding window, or back door screens, but it will allow you to get some good bug-free ventilation if those other items are closed and the sliding door is left open with the screen in place. > Also, I need: > 4. to replace the little plastic guides or rollers on the roof > vent crank arms > A couple of weeks ago I took care of this permanently by drilling a small hole through the rivet that the little plastic rollers go around. I then placed a small bolt through the hole, with a nut on one end and a washer on the other end that replaced the nylon roller. The core of the original nylon roller was left in place, but the edges were broken off and the washer is now used to hold it in place in the channel guide. If you try this, use the smallest bolt that you can find since a long one would catch on the bolts used to hold the vent on when you raise it. I did not remove the flex arm assembly when I drilled the holes, but believe me when I say that it would be a lot easier to do if you did. Another option would be to replace the flex arm assembly. Bus Depot (www.busdepot.com) has them for under $30. However, you'll probably get the same nylon rollers that will probably eventually break also. That's why I decided to go with the bolt and washer setup that I described. It won't break, and it appears to be much sturdier than the original setup and it seems like it would even stand up to repeated driving with the popup vent open, something not recommended for the original setup due to the fact that doing this will probably break the rollers if they already aren't. Hope this helps, Steve
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