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rgatijnet1
Aug 13, 2017Explorer III
Back in 2003-2005, Monaco had a few issues with welds on the W series chassis. I believe that your coach is on the W22 chassis and you need to crawl under the coach and check out the welds.
This is NOT something that can be seen by bending over and looking under the coach. You have to crawl under and look up in front of the front wheels to check the steel and the welds that are used to hold the front cap on to the frame.
There have been numerous reports of broken steel and ot failed welds which will cause the front end to become loose and kick off your cruise control on minor bumps. Some also experience windshield wiper problems, more rattles, and an overall looseness with the dash. This can also result in numerous electrical issues with loose connections, etc.
You also want to check all welds as some have had the brace under the generator crack as well.
The fix is NOT to just redo the welds. You have to add additional heavier steel, welded in place to replace the very light gauge steel box that was used by the factory.
This is not a difficult repair and unless you do it yourself you can expect about a $1000-$1500 charge to have a welding shop fix things.
This is NOT something that can be seen by bending over and looking under the coach. You have to crawl under and look up in front of the front wheels to check the steel and the welds that are used to hold the front cap on to the frame.
There have been numerous reports of broken steel and ot failed welds which will cause the front end to become loose and kick off your cruise control on minor bumps. Some also experience windshield wiper problems, more rattles, and an overall looseness with the dash. This can also result in numerous electrical issues with loose connections, etc.
You also want to check all welds as some have had the brace under the generator crack as well.
The fix is NOT to just redo the welds. You have to add additional heavier steel, welded in place to replace the very light gauge steel box that was used by the factory.
This is not a difficult repair and unless you do it yourself you can expect about a $1000-$1500 charge to have a welding shop fix things.
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