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Re: Sway Controller ? for longtime towers
No doubt that it was not installed properly the only difference between pulling forward and backing up is, a lot of times when backing the turns are tighter trying to jack the trailer in position, again if it was installed properly it could not bottom out which is the only logical reason for the damage that fellow campers are talking about.503Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sway Controller ? for longtime towers
handye9 wrote: WyoTraveler wrote: Are you referring to the single bar anti sway where they have 2 actual balls. A large ball for the hitch and little ball for one sway bar? Yes, I think we're talking about the same kind of sway bar. Hitch head had 2-5/16 ball for the trailer and the little ball was mounted on a dog ear of the hitch head. There was another little ball welded on a plate that was screwed to the trailer frame. The damage consisted of the dog ear bending on the hitch head, the plate ripped off the trailer frame, and the friction bar bending. Was it installed incorrectly, I couldn't tell you. My old Draw Tite hitch had the same setup, I never had a problem either, but, I too had the warning from the dealer. I always removed to bar, for backing. When I bought a new trailer, I did the install for the sway bar. Besides giving specific measurement for the plate on the trailer, the manual also had the warning about removing the bar for backing up. There very well could be folks who have towed (for years) and backed up with the bar installed, and never had an issue. Maybe, it's luck, maybe it's a different brand that is built a little different. I don't recall the brand, but, I have heard of one that doesn't have that warning in the manual. Here is a link to install instructions for a Reece sway bar. It says, on some installations the bar may need to be removed for backing up. I guess the one I saw damaged, was one of those installations.502Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2010 Winnebago 40L. . .from Hell !
I had a similar issue with a water flow issue and I found that it was the outside shower I had left the knobs open and turned the shower off at the shower head this let the cold and hot run together and it was uncontrollable in the coach, I would have it set and it would change to either all cold or all hot and then come right back where I had set it hope this helps275Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fire Hazard Appliance Recalls UPDATED NORCOLD INFO 11-20-2010
Just got the recall in the mail today here is how it reads. In Oct, 2010 norcold initiated a recall for models, 1200,1201,1210 and 1211 refrigerators typically found in motorhomes from 1997-2011. The recall states to shut down unplug the refrigerator immediately they are a fire hazzard. It goes on to state that the recall is for the above listed models with serial numbers falling between 315525-13088811 and it also includes the cooling unit serial numbers located outside on the back of the unit serial numbers falling between 700000-13085759. Their web site explains it www.Norcold.com/Recall Phone 1-800-767-9101 hope this helps.315Views0likes0Comments
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