09 Cambria front nose brackets broken

[klutchdust]

In my on going quest to have my TV and satellite talking to each other I have located another problem. The Itasca Cambria's nose does not have a bed, it is more aerodynamic and the

entertainment center is there instead. I have had a 60 MPH squeak. I located and repaired two brackets that have come loose which fasten and support the fiberglass . I used some JB weld

and gorilla epoxy. I drove the coach and it was still there, only this time worse. With the tv still removed I was able to inspect, grab and shake the front cabinet hoping to find the issue.

I looked in-between the plywood base of the cabinet and the headliner of the cab and there is another bracket that broke. I had commented to the wife it sounds like metal to metal rubbing.

The bracket is inaccessible without a huge project. The next best thing,I thought, was to immobilize it. Broke out the can of 'great stuff' the foam insulation in a can and sprayed the bracket

which I hope will just keep it from moving. Also added a little in-between the plywood and headliner to keep that from moving. There was some in there from the original build but had

broken loose.

I am on my way to resolving my TV issue with the help of Jonathan, one of the geeks from best buy. He gave me some great advice the other day and I get to try that out this morning.

Ill keep you posted.

[klutchdust]

jarviswin wrote:
I finally got around to looking a little further into the squeaking noise. All my brackets are tight. It was behind the speaker. I had tightened the self tapping screws prior to my 8k trip. Anyway, the 3 on the psg side were loose again. I put larger self tappers with lock washers and loctite. I may even put 2 more in just because I can.
Thanks for reminding me of these. I will also look in other areas and keep you informed.

Bob

I haven't been able to road test my coach much more than a half mile so IDK if I solved the problem or not. Just finished installing the new

dinette.

[jarviswin]

I finally got around to looking a little further into the squeaking noise. All my brackets are tight. It was behind the speaker. I had tightened the self tapping screws prior to my 8k trip. Anyway, the 3 on the psg side were loose again. I put larger self tappers with lock washers and loctite. I may even put 2 more in just because I can.
Thanks for reminding me of these. I will also look in other areas and keep you informed.

Bob

[klutchdust]

jarviswin wrote:
I am not surprised. I bought an 06 Aspect (24 ft). Guess what I found when I took the TV out? 75% of the brackets had the bolts off. 2 were a royal pain cus where they were located. I put lock washers and nylon nuts on all I could. Thought I took care of the squeak. Wrong, still got one somewhere. I noticed that the brackets are riveted in thru the roof. Will check to make sure they are all tight.
You state there was a bracket(s) between the cab roof and the plywood that the TV sits on, or they the brackets on the side opening?

The plywood that forms the base of the cabinet has a bracket pop riveted to the roof of the cab. It is in the center. I grabbed the cabinet to the right of the

tv and shook it. I noticed the wood frame that holds the tv components on shelves could move side to side. I again used foam to fill in the gaps. They provide

a small hose adapter so you can pin point without making a mess. Using rubber gloves I smoothed out the foam. Keep in mind the foam grows as it dries.

I drove the coach to a neighbors home for storage and didn't notice the squeak. Also if you have large speakers on the side of the cabinets pop off the

speaker covers, they are held on by velcro, and inspect the metal bracket screwed onto the side of the coach. You will need to unscrew the speakers NBD.

There is a massive amount of unsecured cables, wires etc in the nose. I used wire loom, tie raps and water pipe insulation wrap to secure the wires and to

avoid any tapping.

[jarviswin]

I am not surprised. I bought an 06 Aspect (24 ft). Guess what I found when I took the TV out? 75% of the brackets had the bolts off. 2 were a royal pain cus where they were located. I put lock washers and nylon nuts on all I could. Thought I took care of the squeak. Wrong, still got one somewhere. I noticed that the brackets are riveted in thru the roof. Will check to make sure they are all tight.
You state there was a bracket(s) between the cab roof and the plywood that the TV sits on, or they the brackets on the side opening?