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Spike, when your shades fall off, what condition are the clips in? Are they so loose that they can spin on the screws? Are they still firmly secured? Before I started this thread I did a search but didn’t come up with anything but I may not have used the right words for the search. If there is another thread on this I would like to read it also.

Over fed fellows on rolling ladders are easy to find. And work cheap. ?

Mark, so the plunger would go into a hole in the side plate where the other folks are adding the bolts?

Before I put the same latch back on I think I would order one of these and see if it would work. https://www.mcmaster.com/#2206a25/=1d0bia0

It is more stable sideways than I thought it would be. Of course it is very stable if placed perpendicular to the side of the trailer. I didn’t want to lean a ladder against the side of the trailer and I didn’t want to climb on top. I could wash the upper part of the side as I went up to wash the top. Had a place to set my bucket also. Will probably put some foam pipe insulation on the places that might touch the camper. Actually got the thing to use to reach shelves high in my shop. I wouldn’t want to go out and buy a new one. I have seen used ones for sale.

A buddy of mine came across a gaggle of rolling ladders that had been scrapped by a “warehouse store”. They had been cut in such a way as to render them unusable but all the pieces were there and with a little welding and straightening I wound up with a good rolling ladder that makes it easy to access the top of my wife’s trailer without having to climb on top. That fellow on the rolling ladder is just some over fed fellow that my wife got to wash her camper.

I had a noise coming from my PD4060K Power Control Center only when plugged in to shore power, with the charger in storage mode at 13.2 volts and with nothing on in the camper. The charger will normally make a faint hum, but this was a loud noise. The instant anything was switched on the noise would either change pitch or completely quit. KountryKamper listened to it at the rally and told me some things to try but I couldn’t get the noise to stop. I called Progressive Dynamics and told them what was happening and they immediately said that they were aware of the problem and would send me a new converter module. The following picture shows the old and new modules side by side on my work bench. The new larger module fit in the space where the smaller old module had been. This photo shows the edge of the old module that can be seen with the front panel removed from the power center. This photo shows the edge of the new module that can be seen with the front panel removed from the power center. Again, the charger will normally make a faint hum but if you have a loud noise coming from your converter there is a fix available.

I have been finding small bits of aluminum on the rear bunks right under the windows. I pulled the rear side window shades off and found 2 of the 6 screws on each side were stripped out. Rear window was ok but found 2 more stripped out at the dinette window. So out of 22 window shade screws 6 were stripped out. Not loose. Stripped out. I replaced them with the next size up, #10 x 1 inch SS pan head sheet metal screws. Had to enlarge the hole in the clips using a step bit. If you have to replace some of yours, hand tighten them only using an old-timey hand operated screwdriver.

Thanks Mark for your response. It looks like a casting to me. No machine marks and rounded edges. Granular structure at the break. Certainly not a machined steel bolt which would be stronger. Thanks again.

MontanaOliver, Does that broken latch look like steel? Or a cast material?

No one has had their shades replaced?

Found this service manual on the internet. We could try to get it added to the Oliver University but I suspect that since it is a “service” manual it won’t be added. Any way there is some real good info here for those who DIY. https://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/documents/Freedom-WM-Service-Manual.pdf See page 13. See also page 17, Note 7 Do a Google search for Carefree of Colorado R001657.

Found this service manual on the internet https://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/documents/Freedom-WM-Service-Manual.pdf See page 13. See also page 17, Note 7 Do a Google search for Carefree of Colorado R001657.

BorninPalatka, Will that broken off piece stick to a magnet? If it doesn’t stick to a magnet it is probably pot metal. My plunger attracts a magnet. I am attempting to determine if they made a change to the latch. Thanks.

Well, the plunger on mine attracts a magnet so it must not be pot metal. The break in your plunger looks like it is a cast material. Will that broken off piece stick to a magnet?

After looking at that photo of the failure and looking at my latch plunger I believe that it is made out of “pot metal”. And instead of having 0.25 in^2 of cross sectional area to shear there is only about 0.125 in^2 of cross sectional area to shear. I will be looking for a latch made of steel to replace mine.

Add one of these things to the stuff you keep in your trailer. Drop something into the “matrix” between the hulls and you will see how handy it is.

I have not had that problem. I would like to see a clear picture of that failure. When I push my battery tray in I pull the latch up rather than push it in hard and let the latch snap up and then down. When my battery tray is all the way in and latched there is about 1/8 inch slop in the fit. I stick a folded up piece of cardboard (until I find something more expensive) in there to prevent any movement when on the road. That much weight moving back and forth is bound to damage something.

An older one

Has anyone received replacement window shades as mentioned in this TSB? http://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/tsb-white-window-shades-night-shade-fabric/ If so, did they send you all of the blinds or just enough to replace your defective shades. The reason I ask is that the response I got from the company sounded like they will be sending all 4.

Got this one stuck in my head

Remove the panel where the filter is located. Remove the filter I think these are the tubes Steve (ScubaRx) is referring to

Anybody else having trouble pulling up private messages today? Can anyone else pull up page 2 of the A/C Drain thread under General Discussion? Or is it just me....

Rumline, It looks like that one has an E Lock on the door and solar. Did you get those options also?