What did you do to your Class C MH today???
This is always a fun thread to watch in other forums, so I thought I'd start one here.
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I installed Centramatic wheel balancers today.
On my previous camping trip, I noticed that I had developed an out-of-balance wheel somehow. It was noticeable but not too bad at 65 mph, but upon hitting the 70 mph speed limit in Pennsylvania...wowzers! That seems to be about the resonant frequency of the suspension.
During installation, I think I also found the cause of the imbalance. I discovered the mangled, decomposing remains of a bird (!) inside the inner passenger dually wheel. Apparently I need to add "check wheels for birds" to my pre-departure checklist.
Things were much better on the test drive after installation and corpse removal. It took me a little over two hours of quality time with a breaker bar, wheel chocks, bottle jack, and torque wrench to put them on.
On my previous camping trip, I noticed that I had developed an out-of-balance wheel somehow. It was noticeable but not too bad at 65 mph, but upon hitting the 70 mph speed limit in Pennsylvania...wowzers! That seems to be about the resonant frequency of the suspension.
During installation, I think I also found the cause of the imbalance. I discovered the mangled, decomposing remains of a bird (!) inside the inner passenger dually wheel. Apparently I need to add "check wheels for birds" to my pre-departure checklist.
Things were much better on the test drive after installation and corpse removal. It took me a little over two hours of quality time with a breaker bar, wheel chocks, bottle jack, and torque wrench to put them on.
