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JCat
Explorer III
Oct 25, 2023

RV built with hole in the Floor (Thor/Four Winds/Mandalay)

Hello RV peeps.

Last week I started tearing out the flooring in my RV to replace the tile and carpet after 20 years of use.

When we peeled back the carpet between the drivers seat and the steering wheel there was a metal plate with a 4 inch hole in it.

I was shocked. It had always been hot or cold by my feet and I could not figure out why, now I know.

Very shocking.


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  • JaxDad's avatar
    JaxDad
    Explorer III
    Oct 26, 2023
    wa8yxm wrote:
    On a guess they drilled the hole for the steering in the wrong place.


    I’d think that’s unlikely, they’d have a template or something so that every unit built is the same.

    I suspect it’s either one of several used to carry the walls & floor to meet the chassis, or to give access to some component needed during assembly.

    Still surprising that they’d use an uninsulated steel plate to cover it.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Oct 26, 2023
    On a guess they drilled the hole for the steering in the wrong place.
  • SuperBus's avatar
    SuperBus
    Nomad
    Oct 26, 2023
    Incredible. Well, it might be 20 years later, but at least you have found the culprit. It is a good thing you decided to do this work yourself; could you imagine how it might be handled at a shop? Maybe they'd fix it, maybe they'd put new flooring right back over it!

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