What did you do to your Class C MH today???
This is always a fun thread to watch in other forums, so I thought I'd start one here.
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All motorhomes have their share of squeaks and groans but towards the end of our last trip the squeaks, particularly early in the day and worse after a rain had become annoying. Today was fix the squeak day.
I disassembled the cabover berth and stripped off the plastic covers off of the seam between cabover and cab. Why they used those stupid square headed screws (I carry a square headed screw driver), I'll never know much less understand... but I digress. :h
Now over the last 2 years and 26,000 miles I think we have hit every pothole in North America...TWICE! Suffice it to say America's roads need work and we have in the course of our coast to coast travels subjected our Nexus to more abuse than we should. I found 6 of the screws that secure the cabover to the cab sheared off and a dozen more that had loosened up to the point of being nearly useless.
I re caulked all of the seams and let it cure before replacing and/or adding 15 new SS screws (with SS washers), going up a size from the originals. Also used an aerosol "Dry Lube" that goes on wet but quickly dries to a light powdery residue. I was able to squirt this into every opening and then just wiped away any overspray.
The whole project took several hours but only cost about $10 and I have lots of spray lube left for future projects. {I did half of the work while having my Generac Generator serviced at Simonsen Generator Service (see the Generator Service in Tucson Post in General RVing )Bottom line it was a huge success. The squeaks are gone and I now have a far stronger bond between cab and cabover.
PS: A tip learned in my boating days... Anytime you are using caulk/bedding compound or even the dreaded Silicone, always let it cure. Tighten your screws/bolts just enough to hold everything where you want it and wait for the cure.
Once cured then torque everything down. Your goal is to build a gasket and that is not going to happen if you crank everything down while the caulk is soft/uncured squeezing it out from where you want it.
Disclaimer: {When you get free advice you get what you paid for}
:B
I disassembled the cabover berth and stripped off the plastic covers off of the seam between cabover and cab. Why they used those stupid square headed screws (I carry a square headed screw driver), I'll never know much less understand... but I digress. :h
Now over the last 2 years and 26,000 miles I think we have hit every pothole in North America...TWICE! Suffice it to say America's roads need work and we have in the course of our coast to coast travels subjected our Nexus to more abuse than we should. I found 6 of the screws that secure the cabover to the cab sheared off and a dozen more that had loosened up to the point of being nearly useless.
I re caulked all of the seams and let it cure before replacing and/or adding 15 new SS screws (with SS washers), going up a size from the originals. Also used an aerosol "Dry Lube" that goes on wet but quickly dries to a light powdery residue. I was able to squirt this into every opening and then just wiped away any overspray.
The whole project took several hours but only cost about $10 and I have lots of spray lube left for future projects. {I did half of the work while having my Generac Generator serviced at Simonsen Generator Service (see the Generator Service in Tucson Post in General RVing )Bottom line it was a huge success. The squeaks are gone and I now have a far stronger bond between cab and cabover.
PS: A tip learned in my boating days... Anytime you are using caulk/bedding compound or even the dreaded Silicone, always let it cure. Tighten your screws/bolts just enough to hold everything where you want it and wait for the cure.
Once cured then torque everything down. Your goal is to build a gasket and that is not going to happen if you crank everything down while the caulk is soft/uncured squeezing it out from where you want it.
Disclaimer: {When you get free advice you get what you paid for}
:B
