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Old 10-23-2016, 10:58 AM   #1
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Squeaking and slipping noise

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Old 10-23-2016, 11:03 AM   #2
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Sorry didn't post my question. On Friday we were driving our RV out to a Penn State football game and the ride seemed rough with a lot of loud noises like dropping a drawer full of silverware. That stopped and we started getting squeaks and squeals and rubbing/slipping noises especially when going over bumps. Don't see anything loose underneath but today while driving home the noise is still happening. I'll call the dealer tomorrow just wondering if anyone has any idea. Loudest around door and front passenger wheel
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Old 10-23-2016, 11:06 AM   #3
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Let the forum know what you find out and the fix if any
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Old 10-23-2016, 03:13 PM   #4
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May be your sway bar bushings need lubed. Some of us have had the problem when the weather gets colder. Ours was even doing it while deploying and retracting the jacks. There was a recent discussion on the FR3 section of the forum that may help. Here is a link to that discussion. Hope it helps.
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Old 10-24-2016, 02:41 PM   #5
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When we bought our 2011 330 there was a mid-ship banging/rattling that was hard to determine where it was coming from no less what was causing the noise.
After 3 visits to the dealer they finally got an assist from the factory. The nylon bushings that the dinette slide ride rails go through were defective. Had to remove the slide to replace them ($2.95). No noise since.
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Old 10-24-2016, 02:45 PM   #6
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Check your side walls,the bolts may have broken. That's similar to what my 351 did.
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The coach is a 2015 - GT 351 - I don't see any daylight or sway in the side walls, and my coach isn't the two years that seem to be primarily affected, but after reading that whole thread on side walls failing it is worth me mentioning that on Wednesday when I take it to the dealer for an appointment. To me the bottom step doesn't seem to be up high enough when they retract and my door has been temperamental about closing since the day we got it. I am telling the dealer to take it for a test drive on a bumpy road to get it to squeak and then tell me what they can do about it. I'll keep you all posted what it going on. I've got to take it back out on the road on 11/4 - so they've got until 11/3 to figure it out.
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Old 10-24-2016, 04:35 PM   #8
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Squeaking and slipping noise

Did forest river say it was limited to just 2 years, in less they use nuts and bolts to put the two wall together. Than it can happen to any year, they claimed they over torqued the screws originally. Just checked the NHTSA web site and there is a sidewall complaint on a 2012 with the same issue.
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And here I thought it was your MH's aversion to PSU!

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Old 10-25-2016, 12:20 PM   #10
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Could it be the steps opening and closing from the bumps and door being loose?
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Old 10-26-2016, 12:05 AM   #11
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My noise was the shower door sliding back and forth.


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Old 10-26-2016, 06:03 AM   #12
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The Friday ride was noisy in the rattle kind of way - I thought it could be the shower door - but it was clipped shut. One of the closet rails pulled out of the ceiling of the closet but with the volume of clothes never hit the floor. The Sunday ride was super squeaky and really is isolated to the front passenger wheel and stair area. It is going to the dealer today for a quick check up and I'll keep everyone posted on what it turns out to be
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Probably OSU offensive linemen stuck in the suspension. . . because they sure weren't at the game!!!
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Old 10-28-2016, 02:23 PM   #14
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Dealership tells me that Front Passenger Bushing has failed and needs to be replaced. They claim stairs are fine as is and have supposedly fixed my door so I don't have to slam it to get it closed.
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What front passenger bushing? And is that what is causing your rattle noise?
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Front passenger side bushing on strut. Rattle is still an unknown. We'll see how it does this weekend when it goes back out for PSU vs Iowa.
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