squealing suburban heater

[Tom Warner]

And here is the rest of the story as some old fellow always says
(what IS his name??). Here is all of the manuals you will probably
need to service your appliances in the coach.

http://www.bryantrv.com/sitemap.html
The one for your furnace I believe is a NT-16SW which is in my 1985
PT40. http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/ntseries.pdf
http://bryantrv.com/docs2/docs/ntseries.pdf

tom warner
vernon center,ny
1985 PT 40



At 05:52 AM 11/30/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Rosemary,
>
> All of mine used to squeal- it is the blower fan bearings. If you
>can pull the furnaces out of your coach and remove the motors- drill
>a small 1/16" hole in the fan housings beside the shafts (one comes
>out the front and one comes out the rear) on the motor. This will
>allow you to put some 3-in-1 electric motor oil into the sealed
>bearing. Usually, it will not run down the shaft past the seals, so
>you cannot just lube the shaft, you have to drill the holes too.
>
> This is a pretty advanced opearation for the shadetree mechanic.
>The whole back end of the furnace has to be disassembled in order to
>remove the fan motor and you have to be very careful not to damage
>any of the gaskets that prevent CO from getting into the coach from
>the exhaust side of the furnace. You may also consider just replacing
>the unit with a newer, more efficient one from camping world. They
>should last 10 years or so with no squealing.
>
> If anyone else is having this problem, we could do a Removal and
>Repair workshop at the Maxton, NC rally this spring.
>
>Shane Fedeli
>85PT40
>Hershey, PA
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>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rose Mary"
> wrote:
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> > Another question comes to mind, 2 of our suburban heaters are
> > squealing, is there a way to lubricate them? Where? how?
> > Rose Mary
> > 82 FC Side bath
> > in Nevada
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