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fulltimin

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Posted: 10/09/17 08:13pm

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Here is the only screw like this, holding the bottom piece of fiberglass on. It is centered over the rear duallys, and this spot, is the center of the bottom fiberglass piece, from front to back.

Looks pretty normal, right?

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Posted: 10/09/17 08:15pm

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The instant I hit this screw with the impact driver, I had this......

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Posted: 10/09/17 08:18pm

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So, yeah. This is what it looks like. This screw was longer, and was screwed into the steel in the sidewall. Little bit of rust goes a long way.......

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Posted: 10/09/17 08:24pm

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The fiberglass on the lower part of the coach is about double the thickness of the fiberglass that is part of the wall.

The best way I found to remove these nails, is to hammer my screwdriver in behind the fiberglass as close as possible to the nail. (Yeah, I know, never pound on a screwdriver with a hammer. Get over it. Sometimes you gotta do, what ya gotta do). It pulls the nail out of the steel, and then I can grab the nail head with a pair of pliers, and pull it out.

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Posted: 10/10/17 06:56pm

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Here is a pic that was posted above, but I am re-posting with 2 red circles around 2 screws.

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I posted that pic to post this one. For some reason, Fleetwood used screws with 2 different heads. Both of them are phillips heads. Yes the one has a slot in it. I had to put it there with a grinder, so I could get it out.

On occasion, if the phillips head won't come loose, I was able to cut a slot in the head and then use a large slotted screwdriver and it would come right out. Other times, it would snap off anyway.

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Posted: 10/10/17 07:00pm

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On the lighter side......

Went to Lowes today, and the wife wanted to gaze at the Christmas decorations.

Found this. And yes, they did not have the Christmas tree standing upright on it.

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Posted: 10/10/17 07:10pm

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I did not purchase these at Lowes, but at a car show last week. This is a 5 pack of flap sanding disks for $10. They actually work pretty well. Definitely cheaper than the box stores.

So, we can add $10 to our running total ... $751.82 + 10.00 = $761.82.

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Posted: 10/10/17 07:17pm

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So, while I was taking the passenger side apart, you will notice that there is an electrical outlet just outside the entrance door.

This is one of those that is supposedly water tight.

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Posted: 10/10/17 07:31pm

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So, after I removed the cover, this is what I found underneath. They used a compressible gasket underneath. Here's what it looked like.

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After removing the gasket, this is what was underneath. It doesn't look all that bad for 34 years old. What is interesting is, if you look close, it appears that when the rig was painted, the cover for the outlet was never removed. I guess they were in a hurry.

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