After reading the thread about the Landing Gear stripping out it's threads, it got me to thinking about any preventative maintenance that could be done.
My landing gear on my 2008 Rage'n Stryker fifth wheel are very slow and I am wondering if it may be because it is binding or starting to strip out.

There are many more things that we could cover in a thread like this from landing gear, wheel bearings, brakes, to roof repairs, roof maintenance, window repairs, dry-rot repairs along with prevention and one that is REALLY a concern to me is SLIDE maintenance...

So the primary theme of this thread is prevention and maintenance..

Hopefully our friend Steve (RV_Tech) and others who have been-there-done-that will chime in..

 

I have not had to do a lot of maintenance, but:


Dry-lube on anything that slides/turns under the slides or on the side of the slides. Also on the landing legs and leveling legs/jacks.


Clean the roof couple times a year and look for loose/separating sealant.


Lube the hitch as recommended by the manufacturer.


Dry-lube or graphite in the locks.


Grease the pin (if required) to manufacturer specs (my Tri-Glide requires grease).


Dry-lube the awning mechanicals.


The batwing antenna's require some spot lubing IIRC.


Clean the A/C filter.


All the various alarms (Propane, CO, etc) should be tested regularly. IIRC one of them requires weekly. No, I haven't been vigilant.


Let's see.....

 

I do a full inspection each spring and summer. Lube stairs and slides and on of the jacks and stabilizer legs.


Of course do your wheel bearings over the winter. Mine need done again.


I also coat the underside with fluid film on the exposed pieces of the frame and such.

 

Senix, What is "fluid film"?

 

See the link:
Fluid Film® | Corrosion Preventative, Lubricant and Rust Inhibitor


It is a rust preventor.