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Originally Posted by OldCarBum
We just picked up our new Thor ACE 29G Motor Coach.
We’ve had a travel trailer for years and decided we wanted a change.
Let’s hope it was a good move!
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Good luck and I hope you have a better experience with your new ACE than I had with my 2018 ACE 30.3. If I may offer some advice which I think may give you a better chance of having a good outcome.
First, have the Steering gear lubed. Shortly after purchase on 2022 I tried to have an alignment done but my mechanic found that an alignment could not be successfully completed because the kingpin bushings were too badly worn. At that point the ACE only had about 3900 miles. When the bushings were replaced. my mechanic found very little grease.
Next, Have the front wheel bearings inspected and repacked. I know this seems unnecessary for a new vehicle, but on mine I had a front wheel bearing fail with just 13000 miles. There was not enough grease in the wheel bearings. Note that the first scheduled wheel bearing service is supposed to be at 60000 miles for "normal" service. If I had done the wheel bearing service when I had the kingpin bushings replaced with only 3900 miles, I probably would have avoided the bearing failure.
Finally get a front-end alignment done.
You should notice a pattern with the first two items. In both cases it appears that the F53 chassis left the Ford assembly plant with insufficient lubrication. In the case of the front-end grease job there apparently was no pre delivery service either.
The bottom line is that you cannot count on the factory or your dealer delivering a fully serviced and road ready chassis. In order to prevent surprises like a wheel bearing failure at 70 mph you need to make sure everything is properly serviced.
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