What did you do to your Toy Hauler today???

[Rich_Panganiban]

This is always a fun thread to watch so I thought I would start one here.

[gpshemi]

I just had my Cyclone triple aligned. They do it using brute force. These guys had done this alot. They said they don't replace spindles because it puts the bearings ever so slightly out from each other and shaves life off them. They prefer to bend the axle itself back. Made sense. They said they're often out right from the factory tjey find.

I too had a hard time finding a place to work on a 40 footer, but call around to different dealerships. Someone wil know a truck shop that will do it perfect.

[BobWanderer]

aemedic wrote:

porknbeanr wrote:

mapguy wrote:

Norskeman wrote:
Put a new rear right tire on mine. Abnormal wear compared to the other three.


2011 Chevy Silverado 3500HD LTZ CCLB LML SRW 4X4 Blue Granite Metallic.
Towing a 2009 Montana Mountaineer 347THT Toy Hauler.

You need an alignment done on your axles or have that wheel position overloaded.

My dealer tells me there is no adjustment????

In a way the dealer is correct... The components that would need adjustment are welded. That does not mean that they were welded in the correct locations, or that they are not damaged. The type of alignment we need is much more arduous to complete but not impossible!
I have an axle out of alignment and I can't seem to find someone with the competence of confidence to do it on my TH.

Most shops now days are "parts changers" and don't have the skills to do anything more than replace things. Try a truck repair facility or someone who has been in the business for a long time, its NOT that big of a deal, I could do it if I had the equipment here at my place.
Good Luck.

[aemedic]

porknbeanr wrote:

mapguy wrote:

Norskeman wrote:
Put a new rear right tire on mine. Abnormal wear compared to the other three.


2011 Chevy Silverado 3500HD LTZ CCLB LML SRW 4X4 Blue Granite Metallic.
Towing a 2009 Montana Mountaineer 347THT Toy Hauler.

You need an alignment done on your axles or have that wheel position overloaded.

My dealer tells me there is no adjustment????

In a way the dealer is correct... The components that would need adjustment are welded. That does not mean that they were welded in the correct locations, or that they are not damaged. The type of alignment we need is much more arduous to complete but not impossible!
I have an axle out of alignment and I can't seem to find someone with the competence of confidence to do it on my TH.

[jetboater454]

Broke the landing gear shaft off the non motor side.Looks like new landing gear with separate motors.:M

[porknbeanr]

mapguy wrote:

Norskeman wrote:
Put a new rear right tire on mine. Abnormal wear compared to the other three.


2011 Chevy Silverado 3500HD LTZ CCLB LML SRW 4X4 Blue Granite Metallic.
Towing a 2009 Montana Mountaineer 347THT Toy Hauler.

You need an alignment done on your axles or have that wheel position overloaded.

My dealer tells me there is no adjustment????

[jetboater454]

sc3283 wrote:

1L243 wrote:
It's a puzzled face, trying to figure out how your going to get that motorcycle up the steps and through the door to the rear bedroom of that class A!

They will go in the enclosed trailer on the back of the Class A. Added a couple new toys this year and ran out of room with the TH..which is why we made the change. We thought long and hard...keep what we have and leave a few toys behind or use the other trailer we have, take all the toys and get a Class A

Next will be one of those mega toy hauler MH's and a bigger trailer.You can never have enough toys......just ways to haul them all at the same time.:B

[sc3283]

1L243 wrote:
It's a puzzled face, trying to figure out how your going to get that motorcycle up the steps and through the door to the rear bedroom of that class A!

They will go in the enclosed trailer on the back of the Class A. Added a couple new toys this year and ran out of room with the TH..which is why we made the change. We thought long and hard...keep what we have and leave a few toys behind or use the other trailer we have, take all the toys and get a Class A

[mapguy]

Norskeman wrote:
Put a new rear right tire on mine. Abnormal wear compared to the other three.


2011 Chevy Silverado 3500HD LTZ CCLB LML SRW 4X4 Blue Granite Metallic.
Towing a 2009 Montana Mountaineer 347THT Toy Hauler.

You need an alignment done on your axles or have that wheel position overloaded.

[nayther]

dedmiston wrote:

BobWanderer wrote:
Unit works as good as its gonna since its not large enough, but thats another story.

:E

Well SOMEONE had to turn this thread into something fun!

[Norskeman]

Put a new rear right tire on mine. Abnormal wear compared to the other three.


2011 Chevy Silverado 3500HD LTZ CCLB LML SRW 4X4 Blue Granite Metallic.
Towing a 2009 Montana Mountaineer 347THT Toy Hauler.

[BobWanderer]

dedmiston wrote:

BobWanderer wrote:
Unit works as good as its gonna since its not large enough, but thats another story.

:E

There you go, Mr Mod :B

[dedmiston]

BobWanderer wrote:
Unit works as good as its gonna since its not large enough, but thats another story.

:E

[BobWanderer]

big buford wrote:
Came across this thread a few weeks ago and thought what the Heck, I'll take a peek...RV A/C

Glad I did. Was full of dirt from the dusty conditions in the dez. Used a pump sprayer with dawn and hot water with an old paint brush. Can actually see the cross tubes in the eveap coil now.

On a side note, my rig is 5 yrs old with carrier A/C units on top. Instead of a metal cover like the durotherm unit, carrier uses a snap inplace plastic cover. It appears that there is not much UV protection in the plastic they used. I was lucky to get it removed and reinstalled without snapping off any locking tabs. It also has four holddown screws but the plastic there is getting bad also. Think I'll leave it alone for another 5 years. It will surely fall apart then 😞

Ours was full of dirt, not just the condensor, the scary part was the 3 hugs wasp nests I encountered when I pulled the cover off, lucky there were only a few "home" at the time, other wise My legs would be a little shorter from the roof exit :Z Unit works as good as its gonna since its not large enough, now I just need to get my power issue solved, but thats another story.

[big_buford]

nayther wrote:
As an alternative to what Mark did to clean the evaporator they sell a rinseless coil cleaner for this purpose. You spray it on, it foams up and penetrates the coil. Then you turn on the A/C and let it run for a few hours. The condensate rinses off the cleaner and dirt, takes longer to remove the shroud than to clean the coil.

On some units you can access the inlet side of the coil through the filter opening and spray the cleaner on from there, can't get any easier than that.

Will definately do that next time around. I have good access to the coil from the inside. Thanks for the heads up!

[nayther]

As an alternative to what Mark did to clean the evaporator they sell a rinseless coil cleaner for this purpose. You spray it on, it foams up and penetrates the coil. Then you turn on the A/C and let it run for a few hours. The condensate rinses off the cleaner and dirt, takes longer to remove the shroud than to clean the coil.

On some units you can access the inlet side of the coil through the filter opening and spray the cleaner on from there, can't get any easier than that.