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Stopping a squeak on the hatch [message #268483]

Mon, 29 December 2014 18:51

kerry pinkerton

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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al

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My breather rubs on the bottom of my hatch on the passenger side and makes an annoying squeak. Here is my solution.

I noticed that the breather wanted to drop down on the left (snorkle) side which caused the right side to lift up. Thinking that if I can hold the breather level, it wouldn't rub on the hatch bottom, I came up with this:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p56766-img-20141229-122234-682.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6256/IMG_20141229_122234_682.jpg

Which screws onto the bottom of the breather at the base of the snorkle:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p56768-img-20141229-122423-312.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6256/IMG_20141229_122423_312.jpg

The bottom, which has a split piece of vacuum hose on it to protect the paint and metal of the valve cover, sits on the valve cover flange.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p56770-img-20141229-122459-944.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6256/IMG_20141229_122459_944.jpg

This is where the lid was rubbing on the hatch bottom.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p56772-img-20141229-122615-893.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6256/IMG_20141229_122615_893.jpg

And this is the hatch bottom that I had previously ground down about 1/16" in order to provide clearance. It didn't help.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p56774-img-20141229-122623-292.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6256/IMG_20141229_122623_292.jpg

The noise wasn't a constant thing so I won't know if it really works for a few hundred miles. The right side is a good 1/8-3/16" lower than it was and the breather sits flat on the carb. I think it will work fine.

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L

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		Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: kerry pinkerton on Mon, 29 December 2014 18:51
		Re: [GMCnet] Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: Ken Henderson on Mon, 29 December 2014 19:03
		Re: [GMCnet] Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: Ron Johnson on Tue, 30 December 2014 14:45
		Re: Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: mild bill on Mon, 29 December 2014 22:34
		Re: Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: kerry pinkerton on Tue, 30 December 2014 05:39
		Re: Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: Jon payne on Tue, 30 December 2014 10:11
		Re: [GMCnet] Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: James Hupy on Tue, 30 December 2014 10:27
		Re: [GMCnet] Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: Emery Stora on Tue, 30 December 2014 11:49
		Re: [GMCnet] Stopping a squeak on the hatch By: sgltrac on Tue, 30 December 2014 13:40

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