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Rubbing on front suspension - 360 - 10-30-2024

Was under the front of the coach the other day and noticed something that cleary making contact where it is not supposed to.  In the attached photo I am under the front center of the coach facing back toward the curb side front wheel.

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RE: Rubbing on front suspension - cwl1979 - 10-30-2024

   
 If you look where i made the circles that clamp looks like it may be coming into contact with the cylinder when the bags are not fully inflated, or, when the coach is in a bit of a lean on a left hand turn. I would recommend trying to rotate the clamp on your tie rod so the bolt is on the underside. While your under there try to clean up the area in the red rectangle as well as the cylinder end. dirty cylinders have a tendency to create seal issues. It could also be the pins on either end of the cylinder are worn and allowing the cylinder to "wobble" and make contact.

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RE: Rubbing on front suspension - 360 - 10-30-2024

(10-30-2024, 09:35 AM)cwl1979 Wrote:   If you look where i made the circles that clamp looks like it may be coming into contact with the cylinder when the bags are not fully inflated, or, when the coach is in a bit of a lean on a left hand turn. I would recommend trying to rotate the clamp on your tie rod so the bolt is on the underside. While your under there try to clean up the area in the red rectangle as well as the cylinder end. dirty cylinders have a tendency to create seal issues. It could also be the pins on either end of the cylinder are worn and allowing the cylinder to "wobble" and make contact.

Thanks!  Sorry for the rudimentary question, what type of cleaner would you recommend for that area along with the entire front suspension area.  Tons of that area have LOTS of buildup over the years and I would like to clean that up.

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RE: Rubbing on front suspension - cwl1979 - 10-30-2024

I've always used a dry rag and cleaned cylinders. If the are really messy a little brake cleaner will loosen things up so you can wipe them down. As you can see in the picture I've attached i kept a ton of them cleaned up.

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