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I left Mexico this AM and after perhaps 50 miles I hit a fairly rugged  pothole.  After that a alarm started beeping somewhere within my dash.  I then found out that the steps were not retracting fully, but after lubricating, they started retracting fully. The beeping alarm has continued.  Every gauge concerning the engine and trans show a normal operation and I have driven about 300 miles with everything operating normally, except the beeping.  Any idea what this beeping is caused by?

Gang,

My Girard main awning (Girard G-2000) was not adjusted for slope and essentially extended straight out from coach.  This caused two problems.  1)  It was ugly and looked weird.  2)  Water would pool in the middle of the fabric during rain storms.  

Steve Bare, loaned my his "Adjustment and Repair Manual".  The book give you insight into how to make the adjustment but came up a little short.  

This post is to provide a little insight and some pictures which should help you get started.

•   Each arm is adjustable, and from what I experienced has a wide adjustment latitude.  
  
•   There are two bolts that need too be loosened and one that does the adjustment.
  
•   In order to make the adjustments easier, only extend your awning a few feet.  (Fully extended puts a lot of weight on the adjustment bolt).
  
•   You are going for 20 (or more) degrees down angle from the coach, and a 3 degree front to back angle.  
  
•   Use a 19mm (3/4")  wrench on both the set bolts and the adjustment bolt.
  
•   It takes a lot of torque to move the bolts (I tried some WD40 and it helped but did not make it easy)
  
•   The overall adjustment is not difficult.
  
• **The manual said to turn clock-wise (looking from the bottom) to lower.  In my case your had to go counter-clock-wise.
  

So, here are steps.

1)  Extend your awning a few feet
2)  On one arm loosen both side bolts on the out base of the arms.  (See pictures)
3)  Adjust the bottom adjustment bolt.  (counter-clock-wise to lower)
4)  Repeat for other arm.
5)  Once you are pretty close, extend the awning and measure from the ground to the front of awning, and again from back.  (You are going for 3 degrees of front to back tilt).
6)  Pull the awning in and make fine adjustments until you have the right slope away from coach and the correct front to back slope.
7)  Tighten the set bolts .
8)  Enjoy a cold beverage under your newly adjusted awning.

Cheers,
bill

The awning on my coach was attached with large stainless steel sheet metal screws, after 30+ years they were stripping out of the sheet metal.
I was surprised that there was no support behind the upper mounts and only one of the screws on each of the lower mounts had any support behind it.
I took them all out and installed 1/4 x 20 rivet nuts and stainless bolts tonight, really slick and should hold for another 30 years.

How are the awnings attached on the newer coaches?  


Scott

http://www.newellcoach.com/the-coaches/p...d-coaches/

Motorhomes of Texas has a 45' single slide, bath and a half for sale.

http://motorhomesoftexas.com/coachrv/new...5--C1786A1

I believe this is #469.

Billl Johnson, Rudy Leggett and myself are at Bella Terra RV Resort in Foley, AL.  Any other Gurus in the area come join us or come by and say HI.  I will be here thru May 18th. 

on the way to meet me at the factory last night my wife and a feline met each other. Broke the lower air dam on the hammer. The cat didn't fare quite so well. 

My front brake rotors needed turned and I need new pads.  Having the rotors turned was no problem, but the new pads are giving us fits.  Its seems the pads are odd ball and hard to find. Frightliner ordered a set yesterday and the box came in damaged and with parts missing.  So they were reordered and came in today, but pads were too short.  So the parts dept. is trying to find somewhere in the USA that has the correct parts. Has anyone ever had this problem finding front brake pad for a 99 Newell?  Does anyone know where one might buy pads to fit.  

They needed the bay my coach was in so they have put the wheels back on and are putting the coach on the lot until parts found.  I told them to turn off the 120 comp. and turn on the 12 volt comp. and run the generator for 2 or 3 hours a day.  I hope this will work.  My coach is in Tyler, TX, about 100 miles N. of where I live. They had called Newell about the parts and the owner of the shop said that was a long story and he did not want to go into it.  And I am really stressed.

I was at Newells about a week ago and told them I was having problem when I braked hard the steering wheel would shimmy.  They pulled the tires and said all looked fine.  I showed them when I turned the hub that there was a little wobble in the rotor.  They said they had no way to turn the rotors. I said well OK.

Any help would certainly be appreciated.

About 3 weeks ago my wife wanted to turn the radio on, but nothing. Really didn't give it a thought, until I went to start the coach Saturday and the engine batteries were dead. Flipped battery merge on and a couple days later got ready to start the coach and just happened to check the radio - which is now powered. 

My question is, what else "in" the coach is powered off of the engine buss that hot even when the key is off? 


Marc 

Likely coach #470.  42' 6", center bath, just under than 75,000 miles.

http://motorhomesoftexas.com/coachrv/new...-42--C1803