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Welcome to the group! This is a helpful place so don’t hesitate to ask. Mike

Welcome.

Welcome to the Family! Looks like you are off to a great start - nice rig and a couple of nice camping spots too. If you haven't been to the Oliver University yet, it is a great place to see articles and videos. And, of course, have fun poking around here on the Forum for all sorts of ideas of ways to make that "new" 2018 all yours. Finally, feel free to ask questions - there are a bunch of folks here that are more than willing to help. Bill

Not sure about your opinion....I had it repaired by the Girard service center. The awning motor did not burn up. It still operated forward and reverse. The issue according to the Girard tech was the "brake/engagement sprocket" located on the end of the motor. This "sprocket/motor" is made/sold as a unit....they chose to replace the motor unit. I went with their advice. When the work was completed, they ran the awning in and out a few times to show me it was extending and closing correctly and how to adjust it if necessary. They did not mention any kind of "rest period". Stevecr

Just wanted to check in and let everyone know the Chill Cube with Heat Pump is now available at United RV Parts in Texas. Looks exactly like the Chill Cube (not low profile). I should have mine installed today! I'm following instructions posted by @jd1923 and everything is going well. I was even able to get the old Dometic off the roof by myself by leaning an 8' step ladder against the street side and carefully sliding it down. Having the top of the step ladder near the edge of the roof made it easy to slowly work it off onto the ladder. The gasket on the bottom of the unit also helps to offer some resistance on the way down. I have the Dometic Penguin II (low hours, works perfectly) on FB Marketplace in Central Florida if anyone needs a replacement. Can't wait to get this Chill Cube fired up!

Wife, puppy, and I just bought hull 327, a 2018 LE2, and are bringing her from Arizona to her new home in the Lost Sierras/Lake Davis CA. We’ve owned a coleman pop-up, and a big 5th wheel with slides in our past life… and after TONS of research (including understanding how bomb-proof ocean-crossing fiberglass sailboats are constructed), we couldn’t be more impressed with the quality of the Oliver trailers. Looking forward to seeing ya’ll out there!

The latest and greatest Battle Born saga: Will Prowse’s response to Battle Born’s technical note confirming their batteries are working perfectly!

This is my post last on this subject. It seems unreasonable to believe that the name and location an auto parts store on a medium sized island in Puget Sound is going to be helpful to anyone else this list. It does seem reasonable to believe that you are demanding "show me." I decline.

I’ve shared 100 new content posts to help others. You can’t help others here with the name of the store that actually stocks this part? And nobody has to agree.

jd, I do not mind strongly held opinions most of us have some. I do somewhat object to passive aggressive behavior towards those who differ with YOUR opinions.

What’s the name of the auto parts store and at what city location?

Great to read your thorough report. The Oliver really is a dream. Happy Trails!

NOT special order. I just walked in bought a Set 49 and walked out. The package passed the "fake" check...

Thank you both for the helpful tips! I might see if I can Frankenstein something together on my own. If I get something made I'll post pictures.

You might want to look into Coy's mobile tracking solar set-up that several Oliver Owners are using. Hopeful these owners will chime in and provide info on contacts and how the system works. With your set-up that could be a game changer.

I downloaded the pdf for when I get around to doing my upgrade. Thanks for all the detail and thought you put into putting this together.

Fantastic right up! Very nice job with great detail. I am sure this is gonna be a big help to other Oliver owners who want to do a similar upgrade. Thank you for sharing.

Th good news is I’ve had several folks on FB say they’ve ha no issues with Trumas at high elevations. I think even Suburbans need a tiny simple adjustment. But can be done by anyone with a screwdriver.

And how long for that special order? This is not "broke down on road" feasible. The point was to order ahead of time vs. looking for a parts store at the point of need. Sorry on the typo on the part number. The Summit link above shows the correct part number "Set49"

Yep, I've seen this video too. FWIW you can find all sorts of opinions on everything on the internet both positive and negative. I know of one person who has tried them all, Suburban, Truma, but uses the Fogatti now and likes it the best.

Yeah, actually the “original” bearings supplied with my axles and actually your Dexters as well (you sent me a photo of the one bearing that you pulled from one of the new axle assemblies) are NTN not Timken. Which are high quality bearings and in fact were easily attainable at my local auto parts store and listed for the 2010 PT Cruiser. I do agree don’t buy off brand bearings or questionable brands like the fake Timken bearings from amazon. The SET 49 (not 149) from Timken are available at auto parts stores as well you just have to ask for them.

I’ll keep my Suburban water heater.

Yeah, cool technology, but we already know the OEM bearing is the Timken Set49. Also, it's safer to only use manufacturer's spec vs. any website content. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/tmk-set49 Genuine Timken parts are NOT often "easily accessible" and make sure you're buying from an authorized reseller. For example, say you broke down and were lucky enough to be close to a local Napa. They would sell you a China-made alternative that would take 1-2 days to arrive at the store location, while you're broke down somewhere. Then you have to get it installed. Not many PT Cruisers on the road anymore and in general AP stores only stock parts for new-model cars < 10 years old. I found this entering the 2010 PT Cruiser on Napa Online: https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/PGBPFW115 Ken and I worked through this when I tested the bearing install procedure (linked in my prior post on page 5). He has replacement bearings, related parts and tools already purchased and he travels with them. I got lucky getting damaged axle parts, so I carry two full bearing hub/drum assemblies in the TV toolbox (I also carry new Timken front hubs for the Dodge Ram). In my case, if a bearing goes bad, I can be back on the road in 1-2 hours! 😎 However buying full assemblies is exorbitant! I truly suggest if this is a concern of your, read the post I made showing bearing removal and replacement. At a minimum, do yourself a favor a buy 2-4 Timken Set49 bearings. Then you'll have the parts you need so that any trailer shop can install them for you. To be very safe, you may want to have extra circlips, nuts and washers. And if you want to DIY, my post details the required toolset.

That also lets you actually use the last 7 gallons of fresh water...

I’m 6’2” so the manual awning for me is super quick.