Class ‘A’ motor homes FORD chassis.
If you own or are thinking to buy a Motor Home with a Ford Chassis, or you have just purchased one, you need to read this. A friend of mine bought a new Jayco Class ‘A’ Motor Home in mid year 2020....
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Dr Quick wrote:
A friend of mine bought a new Jayco Class ‘A’ Motor Home in mid year 2020. Recently while on a trip the right front wheel bearings went out, and he came very close to a catastrophic accident as the tire was just seconds away from blowing while he was driving on the interstate. Vehicle only had 20,000 miles on it.
I also wonder if this problem would apply to all Class A?
I don't understand. How can your friend know that his right front tire was seconds from blowing out while the right front wheel bearings were going bad? Did the right front wheel wheel lock up, depart the axle, . . . . orrrrr, . . . . . something else? Please explain.
I've owned a 1999 Ford F-53 chassis since 2011 (N=1) with over 90,000 miles on it and never had or heard of this issue. Anything's possible though. IME, bad wheel bearings may get red hot, but they usually make a lot of speed dependent grinding/clunking/howling/leaking/vibration before something catastrophic occurs. I'd suggest getting some first hand info with photos before throwing lightning bolts at Ford Motor Co. and their F-53 chassis.
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