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Old 12-04-2019, 07:15 AM   #1
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Roadmaster Chassis Work - Where?

I looked at a 2007 Monaco Knight on RR8R Chassis this past weekend. It's a little bigger than we want at 40' 10", but otherwise was pretty nice.

I got to thinking later, where can you get these Roadmaster chassis' worked on? I mean will Freightliner and Spartan places work on them? How do you locate places that will work on them?

I do realize all the house stuff is pretty much generic to all motorhomes, so that shouldn't be an issue.
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Any competent Truck Shop.
It's just a "chassis" (two long steel beams with cross-members in between). The rest of the stuff - air bags, steering, brakes, etc., are standard truck parts.

Where it gets tough if figuring out which "standard truck part" was used.

So if it's Freightliner chassis they (Freighliner) would have easy access to the component/parts list. But on a Monaco/Roadmaster chassis, the shop would need to look a the specific item (brakes, air-bags, etc.) and then get the manufacture part number off it (as there are usually no Monaco's listed in the aftermarket chassis parts books (and calling Monaco wont help on the older coaches), as you would find listed for a Kenworth or Mack truck).
But the parts are the same and can be identified by any competent shop.

EDIT: and to add - if you buy the coach, start researching all the components and downloading all the manuals you can, before you actually breakdown and need to know something. It's easier to identify the type of brakes you have (from a visual inspection, and via your computer) then while stuck at a campsite somewhere. Even if you don't do the repairs yourself - its good to be able to provide the info to the repair shop (i.e. the brake manufacture, air bag p/n, etc.).
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Mike provided a great answer. You can download the original brochure here:
https://www.monacocoach.com/luxury-rv-brochures?y=2007
The owners manual is also available online.
https://www.monacocoach.com/rv-owners-manuals

For chassis modifications and upgrades, Source Engineering has some great products. They will also work on your chassis.
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Thanks to both of you for the info. Makes me feel better about looking at a non-Spartan/Freightliner.
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I looked at a 2007 Monaco Knight on RR8R Chassis this past weekend. It's a little bigger than we want at 40' 10", but otherwise was pretty nice.

I got to thinking later, where can you get these Roadmaster chassis' worked on? I mean will Freightliner and Spartan places work on them? How do you locate places that will work on them?

I do realize all the house stuff is pretty much generic to all motorhomes, so that shouldn't be an issue.
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