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JBPruett · 08-20-2022, 10:48 AM

Class A M. H. Discovery on Freightliner chasis, 2001 model.
Located at the front of the rear axle wheel well on the left and right sides are frame to coach body mounts. Both have broken above weld to frame and part attached to coach body came off.

How should a replacement be configured?

J B Pruett

JNSNWT · 08-20-2022, 02:09 PM

Is there any chance you can post some pictures of what is broken?

JBPruett · 08-21-2022, 05:14 PM

I will attempt to post photos of the left side and right side. The wire attached to the frame is on the left side. I am not good enough at the computer to get the pix attached.
I will try to send diret to email address.
Thanks
J B

Skip426 · 08-21-2022, 06:25 PM

One trick to posting photos is to resize before posting , 640 pixels works best for me other instructions .

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f62/forum...ics-49134.html

JBPruett · 08-23-2022, 04:44 PM

Photos of broken brackets on 2001 38' fleetwood Discovery on a freightliner Chasis.
I was going to post brackets on a friend's 2000 Discovery to show the brackets as they existed. In the process we learned the brackets on his are also broken and missing.

Any one else experienced this problem?

J B Pruett

Skip426 · 08-23-2022, 04:48 PM

Thanks for taking the time and figuring out posting photos

Now all you need is answers.

EDIT : Friends are also missing ??? I wonder if the missing parts were something Freightliner had on the bare frame ; and Fleetwood wasn't going to use them ( in the way ? ) and took them off.
I'll get under my coach tomorrow and see if there's anything there .

Skip426 · 08-23-2022, 05:06 PM

OK , curiosity got the better of me and I ran out to the coach to have a look , I'll track down my camera tomorrow .

Nothing there on my frame ; BUT ! : entire bracket is different and the rear section of frame , mine is double depth in that location .

What GVWR is your chassis ?

EDIT: Do you have air suspension ?

JNSNWT · 08-24-2022, 06:58 AM

I’m in the group that thinks there was an unused bracket there and Discovery removed it.

I enlarged the picture and it looks like peeling paint IMHO. You might try a scraper or wire brush to clean down to bare metal to verify it really is a crack.

I marked the area I’m calling peeling paint.

JBPruett · 08-25-2022, 03:15 PM

Our motorhome is a Class A with a GVWR of 26,500 lbs. It has air suspension and a diesel engine in rear. The bracket that broke may have been essential during the manufacturing process only but it was not cut off by Discovery as the edges are jagged typical of a metal brake.
Since discovering the brackets missing on our unit, I contacted a friend with a 2000 model and the brackets are missing on his also. Mow I am in the process of viewing other coaches for comparison.
J B