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Took the top half apart to check roof mounted spotlight problems, but attempted
to get to gearing in lower half and had no luck (screwheads spun freely. Do I
actually have to get at this thing from inside the coach? It apears that I'd
have to take apart a good portion of the roof headliner to do it.......any
suggestions? Again, thanks in advance for valued input.
Steve
'95 42WBDA
Phx, AZ

Steve not sure I'm the Rob you're think of but I have taken my spot light apart partially. Mine didn't work (no rotation) I removed the top half and pulled the little motor with nylon gears out. I carefully opened it up and found it was the little motor which was frozen. I WD 40 the motor, lubed it and put some new grease in the gears. It works now. The rubber seal between the two halves had failed allowing moisture it so since a new seal was probably not available I goopuckied the halves together with some black butyl as a seal. I don't see any moisture on the inside of the lens so I guess that's holding. Used the spot light last night so still working after this repair 3 years ago.Â

2009/11/2 Steve <"ezf16@yahoo.com">

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Took the top half apart to check roof mounted spotlight problems, but attempted to get to gearing in lower half and had no luck (screwheads spun freely. Do I actually have to get at this thing from inside the coach? It apears that I'd have to take apart a good portion of the roof headliner to do it.......any suggestions? Again, thanks in advance for valued input.

Steve

'95 42WBDA

Phx, AZ

--
Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
94 WLWB

Thanks Rob, I'll take that little motor out and now I know that the gears are
under there, I should be good. Thanks again for your help.
Steve
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson wrote:
>
> Steve not sure I'm the Rob you're think of but I have taken my spot light
> apart partially. Mine didn't work (no rotation) I removed the top half and
> pulled the little motor with nylon gears out. I carefully opened it up and
> found it was the little motor which was frozen. I WD 40 the motor, lubed it
> and put some new grease in the gears. It works now. The rubber seal between
> the two halves had failed allowing moisture it so since a new seal was
> probably not available I goopuckied the halves together with some black
> butyl as a seal. I don't see any moisture on the inside of the lens so I
> guess that's holding. Used the spot light last night so still working after
> this repair 3 years ago.
>
> 2009/11/2 Steve
>
> >
> >
> > Took the top half apart to check roof mounted spotlight problems, but
> > attempted to get to gearing in lower half and had no luck (screwheads spun
> > freely. Do I actually have to get at this thing from inside the coach? It
> > apears that I'd have to take apart a good portion of the roof headliner to
> > do it.......any suggestions? Again, thanks in advance for valued input.
> > Steve
> > '95 42WBDA
> > Phx, AZ
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
> 94 WLWB
>

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Rob, I'll take that little motor out and now I know that the gears are
under there, I should be good. Thanks again for your help.
> Steve
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson wrote:
> >
> > Steve not sure I'm the Rob you're think of but I have taken my spot light
> > apart partially. Mine didn't work (no rotation) I removed the top half and
> > pulled the little motor with nylon gears out. I carefully opened it up and
> > found it was the little motor which was frozen. I WD 40 the motor, lubed it
> > and put some new grease in the gears. It works now. The rubber seal between
> > the two halves had failed allowing moisture it so since a new seal was
> > probably not available I goopuckied the halves together with some black
> > butyl as a seal. I don't see any moisture on the inside of the lens so I
> > guess that's holding. Used the spot light last night so still working after
> > this repair 3 years ago.
> >
> > 2009/11/2 Steve
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Took the top half apart to check roof mounted spotlight problems, but
> > > attempted to get to gearing in lower half and had no luck (screwheads spun
> > > freely. Do I actually have to get at this thing from inside the coach? It
> > > apears that I'd have to take apart a good portion of the roof headliner to
> > > do it.......any suggestions? Again, thanks in advance for valued input.
> > > Steve
> > > '95 42WBDA
> > > Phx, AZ
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson
> > 94 WLWB
> >
>

OK, it seems the original problem got fixed from the outside which still leaves
the question of how to remove the headliner from the inside. I'm a newbie
looking at used units. It looks to me like there may have been leaks since
corrected, but the weight of wet insulation obeyed Newton's laws. How and where
are the headliner panels attached? How easily can they be interchanged with
various Wanderlodge vintages and models? Are they all the same color or
different shades of white that I wouldn't see until they are side-by-side?

WD40 is not a lubricant after 6 months in the heat and cold. It is a water displacement and surface cover. It will turn to wax and jam up your little motor again. WD40 is one of those never ending gotta spray new stuff things to keep it liquid. It is called WD because it is the 40th version of the formula for a water remover for surfaces. It only acts like lube until it gets hot, bakes out and turns to sludge. Use white lithium grease, or red lithium grease. Even that junk called "dielectric grease" which is the stupidest name for silicon grease. Why anyone would put that near electricity is beyond me but it makes great never hardening gear lube for little motors and stuff.
gary 85pt40

--- On Sun, 7/25/10, wbostow wrote:

From: wbostow
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rob/anyone that's taken apart roof mounted spotlight
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010, 11:01 AM

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" wrote:

>

>

> Thanks Rob, I'll take that little motor out and now I know that the gears are under there, I should be good. Thanks again for your help.

> Steve

> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson wrote:

> >

> > Steve not sure I'm the Rob you're think of but I have taken my spot light

> > apart partially. Mine didn't work (no rotation) I removed the top half and

> > pulled the little motor with nylon gears out. I carefully opened it up and

> > found it was the little motor which was frozen. I WD 40 the motor, lubed it

> > and put some new grease in the gears. It works now. The rubber seal between

> > the two halves had failed allowing moisture it so since a new seal was

> > probably not available I goopuckied the halves together with some black

> > butyl as a seal. I don't see any moisture on the inside of the lens so I

> > guess that's holding. Used the spot light last night so still working after

> > this repair 3 years ago.

> >

> > 2009/11/2 Steve

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > Took the top half apart to check roof mounted spotlight problems, but

> > > attempted to get to gearing in lower half and had no luck (screwheads spun

> > > freely. Do I actually have to get at this thing from inside the coach? It

> > > apears that I'd have to take apart a good portion of the roof headliner to

> > > do it.......any suggestions? Again, thanks in advance for valued input.

> > > Steve

> > > '95 42WBDA

> > > Phx, AZ

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Rob, Sue and Joey Robinson

> > 94 WLWB

> >

>

OK, it seems the original problem got fixed from the outside which still leaves the question of how to remove the headliner from the inside. I'm a newbie looking at used units. It looks to me like there may have been leaks since corrected, but the weight of wet insulation obeyed Newton's laws. How and where are the headliner panels attached? How easily can they be interchanged with various Wanderlodge vintages and models? Are they all the same color or different shades of white that I wouldn't see until they are side-by-side?

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