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RE: I did the "Cheap Handling Fix"!
But if you do that you're throwing off the front wheel alignment big time.
What do the sway bar links or the sway bars have to do with wheel alignment?
I am ready to do this on my 2002 F53, as soon as the weather allows me to crawl under it. I bought the adjustable links for the rear sway bar; they keep the bar from hitting the differential nose. About $100 for the pair from Amazon. Helwig, IIRC.
There are many posts on a different forum that describe this fix.
He may of miss-spoke. I do not know of a suspension, that changing the sway bar rate, will affect alignment.
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wildmanbaker
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05/21/13 03:00pm |
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RE: brake fluid?
You stated that your MH is a 1989 Southwind, but what chassis is under the MH? Chevy or Ford?
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wildmanbaker
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05/18/13 07:21pm |
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RE: Problems with batteries
If it is a 2012, it should still be under warranty, and should be corrected by either Fleetwood, or Cummings. The starters do hang-up on the 5.9 series engines. They run about $200. at most part stores, and is very easy to change from underneath.
good luck and let us know how it works out.
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wildmanbaker
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05/15/13 08:57pm |
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RE: 1993 Fleetwood Flair 22 ft. Newbie Owner
Welcome.... As for shocks, check with you local auto parts for Monroe, or other brand name auto shocks. You shouldn't need the expensive, high-end MH shocks.
Good luck and enjoy!
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wildmanbaker
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05/10/13 12:18pm |
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RE: Onan Repairs
Pat, do you have or know of a source for the sliders?
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wildmanbaker
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05/09/13 04:27pm |
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RE: End of the road!
Good Luck and Enjoy! DW and I understand completely.
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wildmanbaker
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05/09/13 04:24pm |
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RE: Question for Anyone with Southwind Ford V10
That RPM is the HIGH LIMIT that your computer is set at.
I will try the RESUME button on our next outing.
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wildmanbaker
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05/06/13 05:36pm |
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RE: A little scary
Lee, even though its not a Ford, the same fixes should apply. The first 6 month we owned our MH, the DW was scared to death I was going to run off the road on the right side. I suggested that she look in the passenger side mirror and she could see the shoulder line was still outside of the edge of the MH.
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wildmanbaker
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04/30/13 03:23pm |
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RE: No power to slide outs
O.K... Is this New to you, or have you had this MH for a while? Did this just happen? Was their any signs of problems before the slides quit working? If this problem has just developed, it could be a bad connection to the switches, or the control box for the slides. After long periods of non use the switches can form corrosion on the contacts. Sometimes just using them a lot will clean them to allow them to work.
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wildmanbaker
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04/29/13 10:06pm |
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RE: A little scary
I will make a wild guess and say that it has a Ford chassis. What you are feeling is side to side roll, or waller. Early Ford F53 chassis have very soft spring rates that allow side to side roll. It may not have a rear Pan Hard bar/Track Bar either, which allows the rear axle to oscillate under the chassis in a circle. If it does have a Ford chassis, the first thing to do is check if it has a rear track bar. If not, installing one will make a big difference. Moving the sway bar links to the inner hole will give greater resistance to roll also, and does not cost anything. After these mods, adding either aux. air bags, or Timbrens to increase the spring rates. When we first got ours, I though it would turn over in slow turns, as it would lean over until it hit the bump-stops.
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wildmanbaker
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04/29/13 09:58pm |
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RE: Just a Picture of a Go anywhere Class A
Give a kid an idea and some material, and see what happens!! First thing the DW said was how do we get into the thing? We both had a good laugh.
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wildmanbaker
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04/10/13 04:04pm |
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RE: Can I modify the battery bay and the bay door ?
The OP has a 2001 Flair 31A, by his sig. We look at one before we purchased our 04. It had the batteries under the entrance step. I'm not sure why the OP has not replied, but may have been just curious.
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wildmanbaker
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04/10/13 12:21pm |
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RE: Can I modify the battery bay and the bay door ?
Is your MH a gas power one? IF so, aren't the house batteries under the entry step, and the chassis battery in the front of the engine compartment. I know most Flair's are just Bounder's with a lesser price tag.
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wildmanbaker
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04/08/13 03:26pm |
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RE: water heater plug
Use Aero Kroil. only available on the web, best penetrant made. works it's way into spaces that are 2micron in size.
spray every day, a few times, tap with hammer, should come out with the breaker bar and advice above.
Jim
X2 on Kroil. Amazing stuff, makes PB Blaster seem like WD40 and WD40 seem like water.
Hmmmm will it work on stiff knees or a tight back?
Yes it will. But it tastes just awful.
Not if you use the correct chaser! Heh, Heh.
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wildmanbaker
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04/07/13 01:15pm |
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RE: What are the better brands
Ernie,
You have gotten a lot of recommendations for a MH. The top of the line custom make MHs may, and can be a nightmare, with numerous problems with the special features they have had built in. Think of your search for the perfect MH the same as looking at a used(or new) house, construction wise. And the chassis as looking at a new used truck. Look for the same problems in the one unit, or MH. When we were looking for our MH, we found 4 Newmars with the same problems. Look at Winne, but the one we liked had a real problem with quality control. These were NEW units. Just look any candidates over real good. One great question to ask is "why did the last owner get rid of this MH?"
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wildmanbaker
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04/06/13 09:35pm |
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RE: Entry door adjustment
Hershey is correct. you probably have one or more broken hinges. If the broken tab is long enough, you can drill and use a 1/4" pop rivet. I got the rivets and big riveter at Harbor Freight, I know, a lot of people don't like HF, but you can't beat them for price/quality. I don't know of a source for new hinges, other than a complete new door.
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wildmanbaker
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04/06/13 12:15pm |
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RE: head replacement on rockwood - should i keep or scrap?
Not to discourage you but, a roof leak can cause a lot of hidden damage to walls, floors, etc. Water will leak into the roof, seep over to the walls and leak down the inside of the walls, to the floor. Could cause separation in the walls, and/or water rot in the floor(s), and any other wood products. Just beware.
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wildmanbaker
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04/04/13 11:55am |
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RE: Low Voltage - Alternator Question
Jack,
Make sure the new one comes with the pulley, as yours is TU, and if you use it, it will cause balance problems. Good luck
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wildmanbaker
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03/31/13 08:56pm |
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RE: HELP! I'm stranded at a gas station in my Monaco DP
Congrats on the new refrigerator. We installed on 2 years ago. Removed the door frame, the doors and hinges from the ref., and came in that way. This was easier than removing a window, and getting a fork-lift to pass the ref into the MH. It is a 12 volt hog, compared to the original 8 cu ft, but we really like it.
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wildmanbaker
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03/29/13 07:55pm |
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RE: > $5K repair for leak; slide gaskets
Chris,
Thanks for the link to the slide-out seals. We have a Fleetwood MH and the seals are replaceable without removing the slide-outs, both inside and outside seals. The seals are a compression seal and if the closed position is leaking, a slight adjustment to the slide can cure the leak, unless the seals, or the surface they attach to are damaged. The "closed seal" has a bulb seal on the slide-out that seals on the MH outside when the slide is retracted.
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wildmanbaker
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03/29/13 01:36pm |
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