Overhead Squeaking/Creaking Noise
Here's where I'm at.
Bought a really cool 4x4 motorhome. 1987 Lindy with the 4x4 conversion done.
It's a heavy MH.
I've gone through the whole thing making seem as new as I can.
Te thing I'm dealing with is the squeaking/creaking noise from where the cab and bunk meet.
I pulled the headliner, took out all the lag screws and drilled all the way through each one replacing them with 1/4'' hex bolts, fender washers, felt washers between the mating surfaces and a lock washer and nut.
Solved the problem....until.....a recent trip to Oregon where 101 has one way controlled traffic and a fairly makeshift road on one part. It was a curvy road. I took one turn and the road was downhill, then suddenly uphill. Sudden enough to make the MH bottom out on the bump stops. The squeaking/creaking returned immediately.
Fast forward to now.
Removed the headliner again, Tightened all the bolts. No luck.
So I beefed up the bolts from 1/4 to 3/16.
Sprayed the gasket between the cab and bunk with Sil-Glyde.
Put a felt strip between the cab and bunk so there is no metal to metal contact.
I found one bad squeak. There was one piece of metal on the inside where the bunk meets the back wall behind the drivers seat that was rubbing. Just had to put a screw driver in there and bend the metal back a bit so there was no more contact. That noise is gone.
The front still squeaks like heck as I go down the road.
So what is normally used to replace the gasket between the cab and overhead bunk? I’m at that point.
And I'm looking for advice from someone who has actually done it and been successful; no leaks and no noise.
Here's a vid of the MH in question.
Thanks in advance.
Tote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGx4byk9sIE
Bought a really cool 4x4 motorhome. 1987 Lindy with the 4x4 conversion done.
It's a heavy MH.
I've gone through the whole thing making seem as new as I can.
Te thing I'm dealing with is the squeaking/creaking noise from where the cab and bunk meet.
I pulled the headliner, took out all the lag screws and drilled all the way through each one replacing them with 1/4'' hex bolts, fender washers, felt washers between the mating surfaces and a lock washer and nut.
Solved the problem....until.....a recent trip to Oregon where 101 has one way controlled traffic and a fairly makeshift road on one part. It was a curvy road. I took one turn and the road was downhill, then suddenly uphill. Sudden enough to make the MH bottom out on the bump stops. The squeaking/creaking returned immediately.
Fast forward to now.
Removed the headliner again, Tightened all the bolts. No luck.
So I beefed up the bolts from 1/4 to 3/16.
Sprayed the gasket between the cab and bunk with Sil-Glyde.
Put a felt strip between the cab and bunk so there is no metal to metal contact.
I found one bad squeak. There was one piece of metal on the inside where the bunk meets the back wall behind the drivers seat that was rubbing. Just had to put a screw driver in there and bend the metal back a bit so there was no more contact. That noise is gone.
The front still squeaks like heck as I go down the road.
So what is normally used to replace the gasket between the cab and overhead bunk? I’m at that point.
And I'm looking for advice from someone who has actually done it and been successful; no leaks and no noise.
Here's a vid of the MH in question.
Thanks in advance.
Tote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGx4byk9sIE
