TC back from the hospital
Bought my TC when it was 5 years old and have had it 8+ years. It had a very slight separation in the area of the front passenger side tie down when I bought it. It grew larger as I put around 80K miles on it. Tie down bolt didn't move when turnbuckle tightened, just sagged lower each year (see first pic).
Decided I'd better get it fixed. I don't have an inside area to work on it and also lack the motivation needed to do it myself. Fortunately, I'm only 200 miles from the Lance factory. Took it there to get fixed. While they were inspecting it for a quote, they also noticed the rear passenger wing had a problem.
I asked them to take pictures after removing the aluminum sides (remaining 3 pics below). They did and emailed them to me. Glad to see exactly what the problems were. Unfortunately, forgot to ask for "after" pics until the sides were back on.
After the repairs to the side areas were made, I had them do a pressurized leak test. Several areas needed resealing, but not the large front window or roof, which surprised me a bit. I've never done a full re-caulk, just some infrequent "spot caulks". All 3 small windows needed to be removed and resealed along with other miscellaneous smaller areas.
At $119/hr shop rate, the total increases quickly, but I'm glad to have a camper in better shape now. Except for a $500 electric jack, I've never spent more than $100 on any previous repair (all done by me). All went smoothly dealing with Lance.
After returning home and taking the camper off my truck, I think I heard it say "Thanks for getting me fixed. Now I'm ready for Road Trip 2014 when you are". :)
Decided I'd better get it fixed. I don't have an inside area to work on it and also lack the motivation needed to do it myself. Fortunately, I'm only 200 miles from the Lance factory. Took it there to get fixed. While they were inspecting it for a quote, they also noticed the rear passenger wing had a problem.
I asked them to take pictures after removing the aluminum sides (remaining 3 pics below). They did and emailed them to me. Glad to see exactly what the problems were. Unfortunately, forgot to ask for "after" pics until the sides were back on.
After the repairs to the side areas were made, I had them do a pressurized leak test. Several areas needed resealing, but not the large front window or roof, which surprised me a bit. I've never done a full re-caulk, just some infrequent "spot caulks". All 3 small windows needed to be removed and resealed along with other miscellaneous smaller areas.
At $119/hr shop rate, the total increases quickly, but I'm glad to have a camper in better shape now. Except for a $500 electric jack, I've never spent more than $100 on any previous repair (all done by me). All went smoothly dealing with Lance.
After returning home and taking the camper off my truck, I think I heard it say "Thanks for getting me fixed. Now I'm ready for Road Trip 2014 when you are". :)
