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Old 07-28-2007, 08:57 AM   #4
Motor31
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This has been a problem with the DT units for some time. It even shows up with a brand new unit that had caulk over screws where the heads were twisted off. That means the assembler knew the screw heads were gone and just caulked it over. That's NOT a problem with shrinking trim.

In my rig DT used screws that were too small either too short or not sufficient diameter (strength) for the application as well as too few of them and it required multiple repairs after delivery to take care of it. I'm still finding situations with poor choices in hardware selection. A good example in the 38 is the door slide center track at the roof. They used machine screws and standard nuts with no lock washers. Since the screws are mounted head down and there is nothing to keep the nut from loosening, the screws fall out of the track attachment. I've since gone to the hardware store and purchased nylock nuts for pennies more than the standard and re secured the track mechanism.
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