Possible frame weld broken on new Montana
Hi guys. Our new Montana was delivered in April and last week while unhitching the unit at home, I noticed the side- nose wall of the camper had broken the silicon bead at the bottom. Once I put the w...
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nremtp143 wrote:
UPDATE!!!!
FINALLY IDENTIFIED!!!! Once the side wall was pulled back, it was very apparent what the problem was. The side stud of the bedroom slide was apparently about 3/8" too short and was just held in place with a tack weld. The other thing that was troubling, is look at where the weld is and the little extra pieces of aluminumlittle pieces of aluminumlittle extra pieces of aluminum they put under it to get make it longer!!!JUST ****!! It's on the weak, side wall of the tubing instead of near the corner. Plus, you can see that only a small section of the weld held and started to rip the beam underneath. No wonder it turned loose! The gap at the bottom of the stud was filled in with a small piece of aluminum and welded top and bottom to secure it. Also had gussets put on each side of the stud at the bottom and welded. I don't have pics of that for some reason. I know I took them. Below is a couple of pics of the problem and the movement with the skin removed.
ON EDIT!!! For the third time this month, I cannot post pics or video to this site!!!!:M
From the pictures it looks like those "little pieces" are ripped out of the horizontal tubing, not added to fill the gap. Too much frame flex and too thin tubing. Hope they get it fixed. That really sucks!!
