Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
RV Trip Planning Discussions

Go Back   iRV2 Forums > THE OWNER'S CORNER FORUMS > Alpine Coach Owner's Forum
Click Here to Login
Join iRV2 Today

Mission Statement: Supporting thoughtful exchange of knowledge, values and experience among RV enthusiasts.
Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on iRV2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 01-23-2009, 06:51 AM   #1
Senior Member
 
Mike & Mike's Avatar
 
Alpine Owners Club
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Home is between Salinas and Monterey, CA
Posts: 241
I got such a kick out of this, I thought I'd share it:

While in the process of replacing the old TV (picture tube style) with a new flat panel, I finally found the source of the irritating metal-on-metal noise. This noise would happen when we'd go over a particularly sharp bump in the road, generally at highway speeds. I've looked for a year and suspects included a loose screw on one of the windshield window-shades causing the shade to flop around a bit, a loose piece of fiberglass trim near the top of the windshield (causing it to bang about), etc.

I hear you saying "So, what was it?"

The source of all this noise was a HAMMER. It was left behind the TV on that big metal tray that supports the TV set. A big bump would apparently toss it up in the air and it would come crashing down on the metal tray.

So, when you've eliminated all the logical possibilities, don't forget to consider the illogical ones!

Thanks for the free hammer, WRV!

Cheers!
__________________
Mike and Mike (Michele)
2017 Winnebago Tour 42HD
Previously: 2004 Alpine 34 FDDS
Mike & Mike is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 01-23-2009, 07:03 AM   #2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Auburn, CA, Havasu, AZ & Mulege, BCS
Posts: 5,385
M&M- Wells Fargo wants the hammer back. so they can have another auction!!
__________________
Baja-tested '08 2-slide 36'
Alpine: The Ultimate DIY'er Project
EngineerMike is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2009, 07:43 AM   #3
Senior Member
 
Country Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Carson City, NV/Surprise, AZ/Florence, OR
Posts: 267
I hope you at least got a good hammer out of the deal.
__________________
Jim and Sally & Rufus the Lakeland Terrier
2001, 40' Country Coach Affinity, towing a 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Carson City,NV, Surprise,AZ, Florence,OR
big jimbo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2009, 02:02 PM   #4
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 27
Mike & Mike
Guy that worked at WRV just called he wants his hammer back. lol Andy
andye is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2009, 03:21 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 609
The source of all this noise was a HAMMER. It was left behind the TV on that big metal tray that supports the TV set. A big bump would apparently toss it up in the air and it would come crashing down on the metal tray.Hey Mike (the hammer)

In the early eighties I was working for the Dept of Navy as a Quality Assurance representative at Lockheed Aircraft in Burbank.

We had an S-3A Viking ASW aircraft main wing arrive from the contractor General Dynamics. As they lifted the wing from the transport trailer a definate "clunk" was heard.

After tilting the wing several times the sound was isolated to a specific area. Upon opening the wing we found a flashlight, rivet bucking bar and foam knealing pad.

The G.D. rep didn't think it funny when someone suggested they might want to open more panels to confirm the employee wasn't still in there...

Had the parts not been discovered any of the parts, especially the pad, could have blocked the aircraft's fuel flow.

Harold
NorCal Hal is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2009, 03:47 PM   #6
Senior Member
 
Marty too's Avatar
 
Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Hermitage, TN
Posts: 127
I have a son that works in the new car department for a local Cadillac dealership. He does all the PDI’s on any Cad’s that comes off the truck. He tells me it’s nothing unusual to find “something” left somewhere in the body that will cause “noise” when he test drives out on the road. Trying to find said “object” can get trying to say the least. So noise makers can be found in even the most expensive American built cars.

Marty
Marty too is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-24-2009, 06:06 PM   #7
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Washington State
Posts: 870
Let me add a 3/8" drive socket wrench and 3" extension to the list of tools left by WRV. These were left in the generator slide just forward of the generator in our coach. Of course, it's minor compared to all the excess screws, washers, nuts bolt, etc., left in various places on the coach. It's just a bigger item.

I'm sure others have stories of bigger items left in the coach at the factory.
__________________
2019 Winnebago 22M
2015 Jeep JK Rubicon
Former Owner, 2006 Alpine Coach 36MDDS
Former Owner, 2005 Tioga 31M and Arctic Fox 22GQ
OldForester is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2009, 03:47 PM   #8
Senior Member
 
TRAKKER's Avatar
 
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Chatsworth CA
Posts: 293
It is obvious that coach assemblers often drop fasteners and find it easier to get a new one thwn retrieve the old one. We have all found many screws, bolts, nuts, etc in our coaches. My last coach, a Southwind, Would make a noise like one of those rain logs whenever I rounded mountain curves. The sound came from above the windshield and clearly a bunch of stuff was rattling across the coach from centrifugal force. I never got in there to find what it was.
__________________
2018 Tiffin Allegro 36LA
Toad is 2023 Ford Maverick or 03 Jeep wrangler
TRAKKER is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2009, 05:07 PM   #9
Senior Member
 
Alpine Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Oregon
Posts: 348
Rick,
I had the same noise on a Damon which turned out to be some of the curtain hangers for the windshield had become unattached from the curtain and would roll back and forth. Sounded like a "rain stick"
__________________
05 Alpine 36MDDS, 09 Subaru Forester, no animals.
two sailors is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2009, 01:01 AM   #10
Senior Member
 
rmmpe's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Northeast PA
Posts: 1,146
While employed by Chrysler at the Lynch Road assembly plant, there were many such incidents. However, they were deliberate.
A favorite trick was to leave an empty soda can in the door before the panel and trim was installed. Needless to say (but I will) those things rattled around and made more noise than skeletons screwing on a tin roof.

Another was to toss an extra lug nut into a hubcap before installing it to a car (can we say skeletons again?).

There are buckets of stories like that.

I have no idea what those idjits were thinking but, obviously, it wasn't about enhancing the company reputation or preserving their job security.
__________________
Bob (Squidly Down Under) & Peg - 2013 Ford Focus pushing a 2011 Phoenix Cruiser 2552S
"In God we trust" to preserve our country and bring our Troops safely home.
Carry on, regardless..................
rmmpe is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
lOUD NOISE OVER 45 MPH RDK MH-General Discussions & Problems 15 01-17-2008 09:39 AM
Loud Engine Noise av42 Workhorse and Chevrolet Chassis Motorhome Forum 12 01-12-2008 01:24 PM
Loud engine noise JimmyP MH-General Discussions & Problems 8 10-06-2007 09:56 AM
Loud Buzzer Noise - How To Disconnect? Eusefull Alpine Coach Owner's Forum 3 03-31-2007 10:59 AM
Loud Noise at startup Oemtech Workhorse and Chevrolet Chassis Motorhome Forum 2 07-24-2005 07:10 AM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:17 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.