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Fri, 25 July 2014 13:35  |
kerry pinkerton
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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al
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Another job I've been dreading is done. It took about 4 hours this morning before the coach was in the sun and it got too hot but all of the old (3/8 now 1/4") pads are out and replaced by 1/2" thick horse mat from Tractor Supply. Btw, that stuff is a witch to cut. Like John Shotwell suggested, I put a dab of silicon on each one to hold them on the frame...not that I think they would ever move.
The air over hydraulic jack from Harbor Freight was once again worth it's weight in gold.
I did remove the Ragusa step before lifting the frame. I did not replace or loosen the donuts at each end of the coach. We'll see how things go. They are really hard to get to and I'm not in the mood at the moment.
The only ODD thing was at the passenger rear of the coach, I REALLY had to lift to get the body to rise off the frame. Actually picked the rear tire off the ramp before it had spread enough to get the new pad in. Of the three pads behind the bogies, only one was present.
I'm expecting to be able to tell a difference. On the passenger side, about 5 of the 9 pads were missing completely and the other 4 were squished pretty flat. The last 3 in front of the door were gone and I expect my door might shut better now.
On to the next project...installing dual electric pumps and moving them and the canister filter to outside the frame. Running new vent lines. Mounting the fancy new vacuum pump. Oh, the new windows from Motorhome Enhancements came in this week also. Lots to do.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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