ricelake922
Aug 05, 2016Explorer
Tearing down the undercarriage including storage bins
Hello. I have a 1996 Monaco Dynasty which I purchased 4 years ago for a good price but never checked the RV thoroughly. If I had I may not have completed the purchase but am glad I did because although there has been frustrating moments if not hours finding good mechanics and reading every day this site to learn. A few months ago I was checking under the RV at the water backlogs valve and to my horror found a great deal of the rails holding up the storage bins were rusting out to the point that some of the storage bins were not being held up underneath. The undercarriage was also decaying. The frame of the chassis is still awesome. So after much research I found an excellent shop in Toronto that has the equipment to do the body work. Stainless steel is being used for the storage compartments as well as the rails and undercarriage. Yes I understand about the weight issue as well as it has been discussed with the shop manager. So....with every project something else that needs to be fixed shows up. Luckily the shop manager is a diesel mechanic and has his propane license. So...the air bags are brittle and will be changed...the plumbing for the water tank is wrong and will be changed. ..the date on the propane tank is 1995 so the tank will be changed...the muffler is starting to deteriorate and it would have been just a matter of time and the oil pan is leaking. He is also changing all filters. This was a big decision for me to do all this work. I am retiring in October and have booked 5 months in Florida. I looked at buying a mobile home in Florida rather than putting all the money into my RV but I like the RV lifestyle and love to drive the RV. it is quite a thrill. So pictures are coming of the demolition and I will also send pictures of the final product. I am very excited. The entire work takes 3 weeks and I will get the RV back on August 22nd. Thanks for reading.