Pass through door leak

**Drew A** · 04-22-2021, 08:19 AM

Greetings,

We have had our 2021 22 MLE for a coupe of weeks, but after the last rain storm I noticed water on the floor inside the pass through storage area. I went inside and watched as my daughter sprayed water above the hatch. Water was leaking through the thumb and key cam locks.

After taking apart the locks, I noticed something. There is a black plastic spacer through the hole in the door. I guess this is good as it prevents crushing the door should the lock be over tightened. However, in this case, it was slightly longer than the door is thick, so a tightened lock had a small gap under the bezel, allowing water to wick through.

I believe I fixed this by sealing the spacer into the door with RTV. It has rained since the fix and there was no water inside, however, I have not gone in the pass through to observe again. These cam locks have no gaskets to prevent water from wicking through them.

Anyone else have this problem?

**Coach Mac** · 04-22-2021, 09:30 AM

Not yet, but haven't been in much rain yet. Question though: What is RTV? Is it a type of silicone sealer? I did just put in a MaxxAir fan and shroud to replace the tiny fan in the kitchen area...what a difference that makes! No remote. Just the basic one with 10 speeds, thermostat and blade direction switch. A nice thing about the shroud is you can leave the vent open without worry of rain or snow getting in.

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**Drew A** · 04-22-2021, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Coach Mac

Not yet, but haven't been in much rain yet. Question though: What is RTV? Is it a type of silicone sealer? I did just put in a MaxxAir fan and shroud to replace the tiny fan in the kitchen area...what a difference that makes! No remote. Just the basic one with 10 speeds, thermostat and blade direction switch. A nice thing about the shroud is you can leave the vent open without worry of rain or snow getting in.

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RTV is a silicone sealant. It stands for Room Temperature Vulcanize.

I'll be doing the same for the kitchen vent. Although I need the one with the remote, my wife is not tall enough to reach it to operate it without a stool! I'll probably add a Maxxair vent cover for the bathroom vent as well. It's nice to leave that one open in the rain as well. Good luck