WW Repairs

Wizbangdoodle wrote:
Great info. I'll have to try that test. Mine is a bit different though being that it is a 5th wheel, the garage is separate from the living area. I suppose I should be able to put my hand on the front wall of the garage and see if there is any flex. As I understood it, the Full Throttles did not suffer from frame issues like the tongue trailers did. Anyone have confirmation on this? Anyway, I have not really seen any evidence of trim misalignment or seams coming apart. I pray I don't have any frame issues or I may have to drive this thing off a cliff. Oh well, taking it to an alignment shop on Monday to get all 3 axles straight. The tires on the rear axle always wear out premature. Left side wears on the inside, right side wears on the outside. Other 2 axles seem to be ok. I was told they use cheap Chinese axles on these. I am also having brake issues with this unit. I tow with an '08 F-350 with a built-in brake controller. I'll be driving along and it will display "wiring fault on trailer". I replaced the pigtail and the plug in the bed of the truck, still has the problem. I disconnected 1 set of brakes at a time and it went away. I assume there is an intermittent short on the coils. Anyone have suggestions of a reliable brand brake replacement?

Well, not sure what model full throttle you have. I've seen 4 or 5 different ones, all with different floor plans. Also not sure whats the best way to do the bounce test for your garage model.
Might see if you can get your hand or fingers in between the tire and inner wheel well. Behind each tire. If the tire is touching or almost touching the back of wheel well, you diffidently have a current problem.

Before driving your TH off the cliff, I'd give Jim at South Cali RV Doctor a call. He is the expert in WW problems, and will help you. He devised the bounce test. He worked at WW factory as a manager iirr. I would ask him about all your problems before I had an alignment shop or any other work done.

The frame flex wall sag problem, if caught early, many TH usually can be fixed perfectly, resulting in a very solid durable TH.
Many brand TH that used the Lippert frames have this issue, like some Keystone and Forest River.

My frame had the retrofit done by RV Doctor a couple years ago.They have frame jigs just for this retrofit. I did not have wall sag or wall separation,,, yet. Just had some frame flex. My wheel wells were just starting to show slight signs of a developing problem. My cabinet wall above the heater vent broke from frame flex. But No leaks, no rotted wood, no cabinet wall separation, or no floor wall separation and no roof problems.

My WW really has been a great TH for me. I luv it. Got it a few years ago with 24 hours on the Genny, plastic bag still on both mattresses.
My WW is rock solid now, without the stabilizer jacks down. Now it feels solid and no movement hardly at all. Feels like it did before the frame retrofit, but with all 4 stabilizer jacks down on solid ground. It tows great and it is 38' long, and a very heavy 13,000+gvw. Tire wear is not a problem once I got the 235/85 16E Michelin Ribs. Although uneven wear wasn't a problem before either, it was tread separation of the china bombs.

IMO many higher end WW were some of the best set up TH ever made. Once the frame problems are fixed they seem to be very solid durable TH with all the bells and whistles... Haven't seen a bumper pull yet that compares to my FSW3200, even brand new ones at the shows.

jmo