What did you do to your Class A MH today???

Applied RMP/Zep floor polish to one side. WOW, looks great.

Replaced all the batteries. Two sealed Type 31 house and one Type 27 chassis battery.

Replaced the Master Cylinder and front Hydrovac units.

Pictures are here.

I also finished the caulking of the cap....

Last night I was able to clean up and check the house batteries.


I then tested the chassis batteries and determined I should replace them prior to the start of the travel season. While they were out of the battery trays, I pressure washed the engine bay, wire brushed the battery trays and applied a thorough coating of POR-15 to the trays. I also applied some POR-15 to several frame and crossmembers in the engine bay.


I also masked off the label and scuffed the hydraulic reservoir which was in need of some touching up. I wiped it down with Wax & Grease Remover and applied a couple of coats of Eastwood's Extreme Chassis Black. I have found this paint to work very well in harsh environments such as these.




Last night I also bead blasted and applied some POR-15 to the battery hold-down hardware so tonight I should be able to install the new batteries. I also noticed that the positive cable was showing some signs of corrosion. I cut the insulation back a little and it has started to get into the strands themselves so I picked up some new 4/0 cable and battery ends so I can build a new cable and heat shrink the ends.

Mike.

Jim Norman wrote:
Last December on the way back from Georgia, the Drivers side wiper went off. Both wipers store in the center just fine, but the Drivers side wiper went way past the point at which it should stop. Was going to take it in for service, but decided to take one more look. There is a plate that the wiper pivot attaches to. The pivot is fastened with two studs, these were both broken off. So, got the wiper arm off, removed the outer trim, then removed the bracket. Had to grind off the heads of the studs, popped the remaining butts of the studs out, got a couple pan head bolts and put it all back together. My cost, $3.61 vs $125 an hour plus a 3 hour round trip twice as I am pretty sure I'd not have brought the rig home on the same day. Wipers now back to normal.

Excellent job! In reading the fixes you guys are doing it is definitely inspiring me to grab a wrench next time something goes wrong. (At least try to figure out if I can fix it before taking it in for the high priced fix!) Thanks for posting all!

Last December on the way back from Georgia, the Drivers side wiper went off. Both wipers store in the center just fine, but the Drivers side wiper went way past the point at which it should stop. Was going to take it in for service, but decided to take one more look. There is a plate that the wiper pivot attaches to. The pivot is fastened with two studs, these were both broken off. So, got the wiper arm off, removed the outer trim, then removed the bracket. Had to grind off the heads of the studs, popped the remaining butts of the studs out, got a couple pan head bolts and put it all back together. My cost, $3.61 vs $125 an hour plus a 3 hour round trip twice as I am pretty sure I'd not have brought the rig home on the same day. Wipers now back to normal.

RTinVa wrote:
This is an easy one to answer. Got home from work and stood in the driveway looking at the new coach (covered). As the temperature is dropping I stood there thinking of the pending snow fall over the next few days just wanting to pull the cover off the coach and hit the road. Come on Spring! We have all had enough cold weather!:B

From one of my nephews. Thought you might relate to it better than me; I'm in Puerto Vallarta. :C :B

This is an easy one to answer. Got home from work and stood in the driveway looking at the new coach (covered). As the temperature is dropping I stood there thinking of the pending snow fall over the next few days just wanting to pull the cover off the coach and hit the road. Come on Spring! We have all had enough cold weather!:B

Wow,that's a bit of work. I think that I'll check my slides against the paint line when she comes back from the shop next month. The front of my front slide is dragging on the carpet a bit and the rear slide is squealing and bed platform seems to be dragging on the slide mechanism.
Thanks for that post.:B :B