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Mike Graf:
When we bought our 05 Monterey we knew it had some water damage in the driver's side slide. Whatever wood is up there is rotted and warped, so the screws holding the cabinet to the ceiling have nothing to grab on to. Does anyone know if there are metal studs in the roof? If so do they run longways the length of the slide or short? I tried a stud finder but it can't get a reading through the thick headliner.

Steve Huber:
Mike,
The Al struts run laterally. If the water damage is in the ceiling, you will probably have to remove the ceiling panel to replace the rotted wood. https://get.google.com/albumarchive/117666847855371695888/album/AF1QipNSCs9vL6FipgrZfSbsNFl_IJ4aaqbnXyjGYy5R/AF1QipPsnRUZ8j4wQkUKF-MTjnIQy0V_UJy2N_yVoO7a
Steve

Mike Graf:
Thanks. Just to clarify, do you mean the aluminum struts run longways, the full 12' of the slide? Any idea how many there are and the spacing?

Leon Scroggins:
From the picture in the link provided above the metal braces run from side to side. If you call Bend Service Center in Bend, OR their service Dept can probably give you the spacing distance for the roof and where they are if you need to find a verified stud in a slide wall.

Leon Scroggins:
I measured the two screws under my sink that hold the lower cabinet to the slide wall you and I worked on and they are 24” centers. Don’t know if there is one in between on 12” centers unless I drill. The metal wall studs line up under the sink on each side of the cabinet shelf wall. You will see the Lbrackets we worked on when you peek under the sink.

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