CRPerle
Advanced Member
Hello again:
To review, we are 3 people in a 2017 35' Class A Thor Hurricane 34J, testing out "full timing it" for a year. We left June 7th and are about 8000 miles in, with about 40 stops along the way.
We have reached a spot where we can get some work done on "Maude" the motorhome, while we house sit.
The question is "should we?"
I scratched her a up a bit at idle speed on a parked car and have an insurance adjuster coming out. It is totally cosmetic. That is the first "should." Maybe we should just live with it until/if we are ready to sell?
But there are other latent issues that we are living with and result in anxiety and finger crossing:
1) Driver side full wall slide out:
Motors turn off quickly after trying to retract/expand, have to manually override them at the controller switch then slide comes in okay, sometimes forward motor makes whining sound, sometimes get error code 8 on motor 2, 6 on motor 1. Lippert suggested a “tolerance test” and a possible "adjustment" after contacting TMC. Manual over-ride has been working fine. Maybe we "should" just roll until we can't?
Leveling:
With jacks down, one jack (typically drivers side front) will lose ~¼ of height over night. Rarely the control pad will "wake up" while underway, and just say “jacks up.” Once (Sept 12), right rear jack dropped a few inches underway, emergency message came on. Has not happened since extending all jacks to maximum for 1+ hour. The hydraulic hose outer sheath is cracked on two jacks, at connection to jack end but there are no leaks. ATF fluid came out of fill reservoir cap, probably was overfilled. Seems okay now. Losing a bit of leveling overnight (that I can add back easily) doesn't seem that bad (we do hear noises when that happens, we think)
Lippert suggested “jack bypass test” or system pressure test
There are other small things, parts etc, that I can have serviced (fog light switch, awning tightening, etc). Many I can do on my own with time. BUT, I did buy a GoodSam Extended Warranty with a $1000 per service deductible (in case things went really bad).
So, "should" I try to live with this and wait till things really need fixing, or try to get as much out of the extended service plan?
There is no right or wrong answer here, but I value your opinions.
Thanks!
To review, we are 3 people in a 2017 35' Class A Thor Hurricane 34J, testing out "full timing it" for a year. We left June 7th and are about 8000 miles in, with about 40 stops along the way.
We have reached a spot where we can get some work done on "Maude" the motorhome, while we house sit.
The question is "should we?"
I scratched her a up a bit at idle speed on a parked car and have an insurance adjuster coming out. It is totally cosmetic. That is the first "should." Maybe we should just live with it until/if we are ready to sell?
But there are other latent issues that we are living with and result in anxiety and finger crossing:
1) Driver side full wall slide out:
Motors turn off quickly after trying to retract/expand, have to manually override them at the controller switch then slide comes in okay, sometimes forward motor makes whining sound, sometimes get error code 8 on motor 2, 6 on motor 1. Lippert suggested a “tolerance test” and a possible "adjustment" after contacting TMC. Manual over-ride has been working fine. Maybe we "should" just roll until we can't?
Leveling:
With jacks down, one jack (typically drivers side front) will lose ~¼ of height over night. Rarely the control pad will "wake up" while underway, and just say “jacks up.” Once (Sept 12), right rear jack dropped a few inches underway, emergency message came on. Has not happened since extending all jacks to maximum for 1+ hour. The hydraulic hose outer sheath is cracked on two jacks, at connection to jack end but there are no leaks. ATF fluid came out of fill reservoir cap, probably was overfilled. Seems okay now. Losing a bit of leveling overnight (that I can add back easily) doesn't seem that bad (we do hear noises when that happens, we think)
Lippert suggested “jack bypass test” or system pressure test
There are other small things, parts etc, that I can have serviced (fog light switch, awning tightening, etc). Many I can do on my own with time. BUT, I did buy a GoodSam Extended Warranty with a $1000 per service deductible (in case things went really bad).
So, "should" I try to live with this and wait till things really need fixing, or try to get as much out of the extended service plan?
There is no right or wrong answer here, but I value your opinions.
Thanks!