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Old 07-12-2019, 09:15 PM   #1
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Bed over seats in Axis 25.2 ?????

We are on our first major trip in our new to us Axis. We have been working on finding and fixing rattles. We have so far been successful except the bed in the cab. The best I can get it to be quite is to lower it about 5" but still rattles and squeaks from time to time. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 07-12-2019, 10:11 PM   #2
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All the stuff I have read on the overhead bed is that You must have the pins installed while driving or you risk the bed coming down on your head - a worse problem than some noise.
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Old 07-12-2019, 10:58 PM   #3
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All the stuff I have read on the overhead bed is that You must have the pins installed while driving or you risk the bed coming down on your head - a worse problem than some noise.


You need to have the pins installed when you are driving down the road. Also you should always lower the bed all the way down and all the way up. I have all kinds of different noises. Just the way a Thor MH roles.
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Old 07-13-2019, 10:31 AM   #4
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Thanks. I just cycled all the way up and down all seems fine. I will leave it up with the pins in.
Thanks a lot
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Old 07-13-2019, 10:59 AM   #5
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I have not had any rattles come from my bed. I raise it all the way and hold for 5 seconds like everyone comments for the lippert systems. It always seems to hold tight to the ceiling.

Then I put the pins in.

If it still rattles I can see lowering it until it rests on the pins. The should take care of any rattles.
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Old 07-19-2019, 08:59 AM   #6
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I lowered it all the way and held the button for a few seconds and then raised it all the way and held the button for a few seconds and the rattle quit. Thanks.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:00 PM   #7
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I have not had any rattles come from my bed. I raise it all the way and hold for 5 seconds like everyone comments for the lippert systems. It always seems to hold tight to the ceiling.

Then I put the pins in.

If it still rattles I can see lowering it until it rests on the pins. The should take care of any rattles.
No rattles from our bed either, though don't really lower it very often. In fact, we haven't lowered ours since we put our XM antenna under the "matress"...
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:51 PM   #8
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No rattles from the overhead bed, but lots of other noises that come and go. Every so often a big crash when a piece of trim falls off.

Someone once said that a RV is like a house undergoing an earthquake every time you take it down the road. Got to expect some creeks and groans.
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Old 07-21-2019, 10:50 AM   #9
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I definitely expect some creaks and groans. I have eliminated some of them on this trip, for now that is. The overhead bed is not an issue any longer. I just didn't have it up enough and have learned that it will creep back down over time. So every few days I lower it and raise it back up and it's good to go till next time. When I get home I will try to shim it so it doesn't keep creeping down. The night shade is a severe rattle. I have it shimmed with some paper towels for now and will remove the shade and replace it with curtians when I get home. The (I will call them) valances over the drivers and passenger windows were rattling, I have them shimmed with cardboard till I can get home and fix them properly. After all the temporary shimming and raising and lifting it is pretty quiet going down the road. I have found sources of a couple other rattles that can't be fixed easily till I return home. There are other noises that I realize are just part of the deal.
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