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09-16-2015, 08:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Posts: 1,658
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Started the bearing repack boogie yesterday.
Has anybody used the spray Brake Parts Cleaner to clean the old grease out of the bearing before repacking?
I have used gas to soak them in the past.
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2012 Flagstaff V Lite 30 WRLTS
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Mag Hemi 3.72 Rearaxle
Nights camped 2015 = 23
Nights camped 2016 = 25
Nights camped 2017 = 13
Nights camped 2018 = 3
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09-16-2015, 08:29 PM
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#4942
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Left Coast
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: vancouver,washington
Posts: 15,649
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If you blow dry them, don't spin with air. Gas works for me.
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09-16-2015, 08:31 PM
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#4943
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timex
Started the bearing repack boogie yesterday.
Has anybody used the spray Brake Parts Cleaner to clean the old grease out of the bearing before repacking?
I have used gas to soak them in the past.
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Brake kleen
TURBS
08 duramax tuned n modded
2011 32bhok Sabre
2015 camping "27 nights"
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09-16-2015, 08:31 PM
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#4944
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timex
Started the bearing repack boogie yesterday.
Has anybody used the spray Brake Parts Cleaner to clean the old grease out of the bearing before repacking?
I have used gas to soak them in the past.
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Brake cleaner is an excellent choice.
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09-16-2015, 08:33 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 7,063
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Random question... What is the difference between chlorinated and non chlorinated?
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2015 Chevy HD D-Max
2022 Impression 315MB
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09-16-2015, 08:34 PM
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#4946
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc73
Random question... What is the difference between chlorinated and non chlorinated?
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Ones flammable the other is not.
TURBS
08 duramax tuned n modded
2011 32bhok Sabre
2015 camping "27 nights"
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09-16-2015, 08:35 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 7,063
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ok, thank you. Simpler then expected...
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2015 Chevy HD D-Max
2022 Impression 315MB
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09-16-2015, 09:08 PM
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#4948
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Posts: 1,658
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
Brake cleaner is an excellent choice.
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Thanks OC! 
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2012 Flagstaff V Lite 30 WRLTS
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Mag Hemi 3.72 Rearaxle
Nights camped 2015 = 23
Nights camped 2016 = 25
Nights camped 2017 = 13
Nights camped 2018 = 3
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09-16-2015, 09:46 PM
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#4949
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Jonesboro AR--Home of Arkansas State University and the Red Wolves
Posts: 583
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arpipeliner
Just curious did you mount your front ones where the front basement is 30" as instructions? Mine will not retract on that measurement. Should have held the tubing up to check. My holes on the front jacks were the opposite of the instructions. Probably the issue. Just wondering if mine was different than most.
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I started at the back of the jack leg and measured 30" toward the rear along the frame....mounted the space mount there and the stabilizer has no problem retracting ....I had the same issue with the holes in the front jacks
being opposite of the illustration in the instructions.
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2018 Forest River Palomino Columbus 383FB
2016 Chevy 3500HD SRW Z71 LTZ 4WD Crew Cab, DuraMax/Allison.
2014-38nights/3500 mi; 2015-66nights/6260 mi;2016-44 nights/6106 mi;2017-65nights/6992 mi;2018-47nights/7376mi;2019-65nights/7825 mi;2020-59nights/4142mi;2021-39nights/3072 mi;2022-59-nights/6149 mi;2023-36nights/3001miles.
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09-16-2015, 10:47 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
Posts: 21,891
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Put all 6 screws back into one of my table leg supports. Not sure how all vibrated loose, but they were fine last week when we vacuumed. Drove 250 miles and they're all out now!
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Checkout my site for RVing tips, tricks, and info | Was a Fulltime Family for 5 years, now we're part-timing on long trips
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09-17-2015, 07:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ependydad
Put all 6 screws back into one of my table leg supports. Not sure how all vibrated loose, but they were fine last week when we vacuumed. Drove 250 miles and they're all out now!
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Maybe a little gorilla glue on the screw threads before screwing them back in would help.
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Joe & Beverly
2014 Ram 2500 CTD, CC, SB
2014 8289WS lifted
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09-17-2015, 07:26 AM
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#4952
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 454
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ependydad
Put all 6 screws back into one of my table leg supports. Not sure how all vibrated loose, but they were fine last week when we vacuumed. Drove 250 miles and they're all out now!
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Gremlins !
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09-17-2015, 07:43 AM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
Posts: 21,891
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoneDude 8289
Maybe a little gorilla glue on the screw threads before screwing them back in would help.
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I snapped off some toothpicks into the holes. If it happens again, I'm definitely shooting some adhesive onto the screws.
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Originally Posted by leefl
Gremlins !
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No kidding. We did have a bunch of kids in the camper- but none of them seemed like the "prank" kind, and they were all pretty little, and no one carried a damned square-head screw driver.
Freaking weird- all the screws in the other two bases are in tact and not loose.
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Checkout my site for RVing tips, tricks, and info | Was a Fulltime Family for 5 years, now we're part-timing on long trips
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09-17-2015, 08:41 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,024
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A week ago, when I was on the RV roof replacing the A/C cover (we just got back from camping), I inspected all of the seals around everything and noticed the seals were cracked around the little, silver, am/fm radio antenna. Upon further inspection, I discovered it was also very lose which probably caused the seal to break. I noticed it has a Philips head screw holding the antenna so I removed that to find a Philips head screw going down into the camper so I tried to tighten it but it but all it did was spin around.
Yesterday, I got a tube of sealant from my dealer (called Alpha something) and used a putty knife to take off just a little around the antenna and was able to remove it and clean it up...I didn't see any way for water to get down in there but when I replaced it, and gently lifted up on it as I tightened the screw (my dealer advices doing that), was able to get it nice and snug. Then I sealed it all back up with the new stuff. (The tube was $13, not cheap, so I put a big screw inside of the spout, hopefully I can reuse it in the future if necessary.)
I, also, finally got my TPMS system fixed up right. (I had problems configuring it and haven't had time to get it fixed.)
Ready to go back out camping and y'all had BETTER not starting the winterizing questions this early!!! 
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(Retired USAF, MSgt)
Monument, Colorado
8-year Travel Trailer RVers
2013 Forest River Rockwood Ultra-Lite 2904SS
2014 Toyota Tundra Maxcrew SR-5 TRD 4x4 (with Firestone airbags in the rear)
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09-17-2015, 07:19 PM
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#4955
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 454
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ColoradoRick
y'all had BETTER not starting the winterizing questions this early!!! |
Winterizing? What's that?
We get frost about 2 nights/year here in FL.
Just booked our trip for the day after Christmas til the day after new years 
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09-17-2015, 07:27 PM
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#4956
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 735
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Nothing to the RV, but did this the last three days
Three backbreaking days of filling and repairing cracks, spawling and pitting then resurfacing in two coats.
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09-17-2015, 11:14 PM
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#4957
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,397
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Fixed some more FR product issues on our 9-mo. old FW. Cleaned numerous glue spots off one slide ceiling, cleaned up messy putty from countless nail holes, removed chintzy d-ring tieddowns from one slide, used the correct color furniture repair stick to cover up the factory' wrong color, cleaned the inside of ceiling light lenses discolored from some sort of bleed through from ceilings. Planned tomorrow's work to include finding out why the floor is out of level everywhere I test with a 4' level.
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09-18-2015, 08:07 AM
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#4958
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Manahawkin
Posts: 2,317
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Quote:
Originally Posted by phillyg
Fixed some more FR product issues on our 9-mo. old FW. Cleaned numerous glue spots off one slide ceiling, cleaned up messy putty from countless nail holes, removed chintzy d-ring tieddowns from one slide, used the correct color furniture repair stick to cover up the factory' wrong color, cleaned the inside of ceiling light lenses discolored from some sort of bleed through from ceilings. Planned tomorrow's work to include finding out why the floor is out of level everywhere I test with a 4' level.
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What did you use to remove glue? I have several spots on my new 2015 Roo 23 IKSS
2014 F150 FX4 Crew 4X4 EB
2015 Roo 23IKSS
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2013 Crusader 295RST Touring Edition
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09-18-2015, 08:41 AM
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#4959
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Malvern,Arkansas
Posts: 15
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I ordered some x chocks from rvupgrades. Put them on TT.
They really make a big difference on TT not moving.
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09-18-2015, 01:06 PM
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#4960
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wicked1
What did you use to remove glue? I have several spots on my new 2015 Roo 23 IKSS
2014 F150 FX4 Crew 4X4 EB
2015 Roo 23IKSS
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I used acetone to remove glue from the front cap and some of the fiberglass. Not sure if I would use that on any of the inside. What ever I would use on the inside I would try it first on a spot that would not be seen like behind furniture near the floor someplace.
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2014 Ram 2500 CTD, CC, SB
2014 8289WS lifted
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