Left-side front suspension "Clonk"
We're reasonably happy with our newly acquired '02 Georgetown 325 (V-10/F53). We recognise that the chassis is an 11-ton truck, so we aren't expecting to be able to blow Porches off the road.
There is one annoying (but probably not life-threatening, I hope) issue. As the coach rolls around or if we're cornering, there's a fairly loud "Clonk" from the driver's side front suspoension, as it extends and contracts.
My guess is that it's a leaf-sping longitudinal movement over a rusty area, since the rig wasn't used for about 18 months before we bought it. Before our next trip, I plan to go under there with the rig as high as its levelling jacks will lift it, and give the springs and shackles a good dose of silicone lubricant.
Are there any real "gotchas" associated with this noise? I wouldn't like to blithely let it go on if there's some catastrophic failure lurking in the wings.
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Frank Damp -Anacortes, WA,(DW- Eileen)
ex-pat Brits (1968) and ex-RVers.
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