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Technical Support / transfer switch
« Last post by Dan Johnson on Today at 01:50:39 AM »What is the transfer switch of choice for a 2002 marquis with basement air?
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Technical Support / Re: Bedroom slide and brake
« Last post by Steve Huber on June 12, 2026, 01:51:58 PM »I removed the plug and added slide on lugs to each of the 12awg wires so I could connect them directly to the switch terminals.
Steve
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Technical Support / Re: Bedroom slide and brake
« Last post by Rick Vyncke on June 12, 2026, 12:18:42 AM »Thank you Steve. Mine also has smaller gauge wire at the switch pigtail. Looks like 14ga vs 12ga to the motor.
My slide switch has a pigtail with a single connector that holds six or eight pins with 14 ha wire to each. How did you get that apart to eliminate the 14ga wire in favor of the 12ga. I hope that’s not a stupid question. That connector looks very small to hold the 12ga.
Thank you again!
My slide switch has a pigtail with a single connector that holds six or eight pins with 14 ha wire to each. How did you get that apart to eliminate the 14ga wire in favor of the 12ga. I hope that’s not a stupid question. That connector looks very small to hold the 12ga.
Thank you again!
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Technical Support / Re: caps coming off
« Last post by Eric Maclean Co-Admin on June 11, 2026, 11:28:01 PM »George
There are a couple of different types of top hat hub covers used some have a bracket that bolts under the wheel nuts and has a pair of screws which come in from the side of the top hat to engage the bracket others have a much similar bracket with a stud that stands straight out and the top hat is secured to the stud via fancy nut.
The large top hat covers used on the rear drive axle are not meant to be held on by the the wheel nut decorative caps they should be held in place by the wheel lug nuts.
If you look closely at the top hat cover you will see the holes in the outer collar where the lug nut go through , every second hole is large enough that the wheel nut will pass through but the others should be smaller than the wheel nut so the wheel nut will clamp them in place.
Maybe a picture of your set up can help identify what we are dealing with.
Hope this helps
Eric
There are a couple of different types of top hat hub covers used some have a bracket that bolts under the wheel nuts and has a pair of screws which come in from the side of the top hat to engage the bracket others have a much similar bracket with a stud that stands straight out and the top hat is secured to the stud via fancy nut.
The large top hat covers used on the rear drive axle are not meant to be held on by the the wheel nut decorative caps they should be held in place by the wheel lug nuts.
If you look closely at the top hat cover you will see the holes in the outer collar where the lug nut go through , every second hole is large enough that the wheel nut will pass through but the others should be smaller than the wheel nut so the wheel nut will clamp them in place.
Maybe a picture of your set up can help identify what we are dealing with.
Hope this helps
Eric
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Technical Support / Re: caps coming off
« Last post by Fred Brooks on June 11, 2026, 10:32:14 PM » George,
I do not have an answer to your question, Most truck stops have an assortment of lug nut covers and hub caps, Perhaps Eric may chime in with a solution, Fred
I do not have an answer to your question, Most truck stops have an assortment of lug nut covers and hub caps, Perhaps Eric may chime in with a solution, Fred
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Technical Support / Re: caps coming off
« Last post by George Frudakis on June 11, 2026, 04:09:55 PM »Completed. Thanks for the head up
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Technical Support / Re: Floor Replacement Questions
« Last post by Carl Boger on June 11, 2026, 01:17:18 AM »The air chisel was just sharp vibration on the end of a chisel. It would crack the tile in a more or less straight line. Wear gloves as the chards will cut you.
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Technical Support / Re: Bedroom slide and brake
« Last post by Steve Huber on June 11, 2026, 01:16:33 AM »Rick,
I had a very similar issue on my 01 Contessa. The cause was due to high resistance in the motor brake circuit caused by poor connections where they used wire nuts to tie wires together and mainly by under sized wires at the slide switch; e.g. 14AWG coming off the switch tying into 12AWG for the remainder of the circuit. I hard wired the switch with the heavier wire and that resolved it.
Steve
I had a very similar issue on my 01 Contessa. The cause was due to high resistance in the motor brake circuit caused by poor connections where they used wire nuts to tie wires together and mainly by under sized wires at the slide switch; e.g. 14AWG coming off the switch tying into 12AWG for the remainder of the circuit. I hard wired the switch with the heavier wire and that resolved it.
Steve
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Technical Support / Re: Floor Replacement Questions
« Last post by Bill Heffernan on June 10, 2026, 04:06:34 PM »Thanks Carl. I started trying to use a hammer drill to remove the tile, but gave up as it was going incredibly slow. I've had far more success cutting out each piece and taking the sub-floor out along with the piece. Perhaps I go back to using the hammer drill to chisel out the tile around the cabinets and patch where I damage the sub-floor. I've looked around for a molding that I could use, but I haven't found anything so far. I'm not in a position to be able to custom mill a piece. Thanks!
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Technical Support / Re: Broke the Rear Exterior Ladder
« Last post by Roger Milne on June 10, 2026, 03:32:41 PM »Roger
On my Patriot the ladder was broken when I got it ( looked to me like a tree limb had removed one of the top hoops )
I bought a new aftermarket replacement kit which matched the width and even though it was a shorter ladder I was able to reuse the lower section
To build an exact fit because the kits come in two pieces with a splicing hinge to allow then to fit curved rear caps , the hinges can be used in a straight line to make a splice as well and if the original ladder is the same width it should connect right up you just take your old ladder off lay it on the ground match up the rungs and cut and splice the new one in .
Here is a spec sheet for a Calson aftermarket unit check it out ( compare it to yours width and rung spacing and see what your think)
Like I said it worked for me and matched perfectly.
Go to the installation manual to see the specs.
https://www.strombergcarlson.com/product/universal-outdoor-rv-ladder/
Hope this helps
Eric
Awesome Thanks.
This a better quality one than I was looking at on an eBay store. This looks way more like I want to replace with.