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Re: Basement Door Latch replacement
So at least I finally found someone else with this issue. I have a 2002 Fleetwood Bounder 36S and finally getting around to replacing broken or frozen latches. One door in particular is completely broke both sides and won’t latch. Nothing can be stored in it when driving. I’m at a loss for removing the old latch. It appears as originally stated that there are 4 Robertson screws holding on the side of the Door frame but looks as if I’d have to bend it back as it’s permanently molded in some parts with only a partial seam. Even on that seem it may be difficult without messing up the paint job in the outside. Just a girl with simple tools. Cutting a bigger hole sounds nice to be able to replace with outside patches, but I have nothing to do that with. Suggestions?484Views0likes0CommentsRe: Mud dauber nest in A/C fan motor
That was my thinking was doing everything I could to save the $$. Holding out hope that the nest is ultimately causing all the noise by it getting lodged around the shaft and that it could still be resolved if completely cleaned out. It’s a chore getting in there 3x now opening it all up and dismounting the entire motor and fan assembly to think it’s fixed then have that horrible noise return forcing us to shut it off. Thanks!276Views0likes0CommentsMud dauber nest in A/C fan motor
One of our A/C units started screeching loudly middle of night last week. Woke everyone up. Got up there next day and did entire maintenence on A/C unit (Coleman Mach 3) and sprayed lubricant around the fan shaft where the noise was coming from. Problem solved...until days later. Sound began again (loudest “nails on the chalkboard” sound you can imagine.) Got up there again. This time I dismounted the fan motor. What appeared to be gravel started falling out. Turns out, a mud dauber had built a nest inside the motor around the shaft. The more I shook, knocked, and spun, the more hardened mud fell out. Got as much as I could out, sprayed more lube at both ends of shaft, put back together, and running much smoother and no noise...Until that night. Now I’m considering just buying a new motor for $120ish, but before I do, considering trying to open up motor myself and clean out more thoroughly and shooting some air from a compressor into it to get it more thoroughly clean. Thoughts?706Views0likes4Comments
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