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Originally Posted by Altonymous

Thanks, we won't be seeing the coach for a few days. Is there anything else it might be we could look for? Just to ensure we exhaust all possibilities on our next trip rather than back and forth.

Thanks a bunch for your reply though!

Not sure about the configuration of the Outlaw 37MD, however, my Challenger has 3 slides. The Kitchen slide is immediately behind the driver's head. The living/dining area slide is on the opposite wall and the doorway separates this slide from the passenger. The bedroom slide is in the back.

With that said, I am assuming you heard this during a test drive and the coach was not loaded so contents shifting is not an issue.

On all my slides the windows each have 2 roller shades. One is a black out shade and the other is a solar shade. One of the shades has, on the lower bar, Velcro strips to prevent banging noises when the shade is moving back and forth while traveling (the movement is about one inch max). If this shade is not lower that the other during travel the shade without the Velcro will hit the wall resulting in a banging noise. Took three rest stops to figure this out during my shakedown cruise.

During the de-winterization of my coach this year I was not happy with the manner in which Thor secured water lines and electrical wiring in the kitchen slide. I noticed this when I pulled the bottom cabinet drawer to access the refrigerators ice maker shutoff valve. During the shakedown cruise I heard periodic rattling coming from that general area and have since had Thor enter into my records that I was going to make minor modifications to the securing of cables and water lines and that such mods would not violate my warranty. Currently all my kitchen cabinet drawers are pulled and I am getting ready to put self adhesive zip tie anchors and zip ties to work securing the water lines and cables.

In the kitchen slide the refrigerator ice maker bin will slide around in the freezer if it is not secured with food or some type of refrigerator bar.

From the bedroom I heard a periodic thump when accelerating or braking. One day looking around I pulled out a false cabinet bottom and found a screwdriver (left by Thor) that would roll around and hit the cabinet walls when accelerating or braking. Put the screwdriver in my toolbox (thank you Thor) and that thumping sound has not returned.

Bottom line is basically operate the slide in and out numerous times and ensure there is no binding or unusual noises during operation. If that is good start looking for the objects that are causing the noise and secure those. It could take a few trips before you find them all.