AIRSTREAM

Rick March, General Manager
Customer Relations Group

Rick March, General Manager
Customer Relations Group
 

Greetings! This

  article is a continuation from the March Blue Beret on
adjusting the
 main door.

  Tightening the door hinge bolts
Greetings!
 As
 I
 write
 this
 article
 I
 am
 here
 in
 Lewisburg,
 West
 Virginia
 attending
 the
 
International
 Rally.
 It
 is
 great
 seeing
 such
 a
 large
 number
 turn
 out
 for
 this
 event
 and
 I
 am
 glad
 I
 
had
 the
 opportunity
 to
 visit
 with
 many
 of
 you.
 I
 am
 having
 a
 great
 time
 and
 I
 am
 glad
 I
 have
 the
 
opportunity
 to
 bring
 our
 small
 team
 and
 perform
 some
 service
 work,
 parts
 sales,
 etc.
 

 
There
 was
 some
 devastating
 flooding
 to
 this
 area
 just
 before
 my
 arrival.
 My
 thoughts
 and
 
prayers
 go
 out
 to
 all
 the
 families
 who
 were
 impacted
 by
 this
 disaster
 and
 I
 hope
 they
 have
 a
 
quick
 recovery.
 

 
first thing is to take off the trim molding covering the hinge bolts. It is
Before 2015 On
 
the door
weretinstalled
using
a ¼ 20I
 bolt
with
a star a
 The
the
 hinges
forums
 
his
 past
 
month
 
was
 
reading
 
post
 
from
 an
 owner
 asking
 how
 and
 where
 he
 
self
adhesive
so it can be pulled off. This will give you access to tighten
nut on the back side. In 2015 we started using a steel bracket that had
could
 jack
 up
 his
 trailer.
 
 I
 will
 cover
 this
 along
 w
ith
 
s
tabilizer
 
pad
 options
 and
 how
 you
 can
 use
 
the two bolts. Like I stated earlier, if it just continues to turn freely and not
the nut attached to it. This would allow you to use a phillips screwdriver to
them
 to
 actually
 help
 you
 change
 a
 tire
 if
 needed.
 

 
  up, then you have the star nut on the back side that you must gain
tighten
tighten the bolts if they were to come loose. Before this the star nut had
the tendency
 to turn as you tried to tighten the bolt from the outside which access to.

  to remove the interior trim to gain access to the star nut.
meant you have
Remove the interior door trim on the hinge side of the door. Mark the
Below I will show
pictures
thebdoor
bolts
howutop
 gain
Where
 
is
 tofhe
 
est
 hinge
place
 
to
 and
jack
 
my
 this
trailer?
 location of the bolts in the hinge.
access.

 
Airstream
 clearly
 marks
 jack
 points
 on
 all
 trailers
 by
 adhering
 a
 “JACK”
 sticker
 under
 the
 trailers
 
as
 seen
 below.
 These
 labels
 point
 to
 the
 small
 aluminum
 plates
 riveted
 to
 the
 underside
 of
 the
 
trailer.
 These
 points
 mark
 the
 main
 frame
 rail.
 The
 trailer
 should
 always
 be
 jacked
 up
 using
 the
 
frame
 rail
 and
 never
 jacked
 up
 on
 the
 axle.
 This
 could
 cause
 damage
 to
 your
 torsion
 axle.
 

continued on page 58

BLUE BERET / APRIL 2019

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AIRSTREAM

Get your trailer ready for the traveling season and have the following items
checked or upgraded on your unit.
Brakes
Check Brake Pad Wear - Check Adjustor Springs - Check Magnet Wear
Repack Bearings
Recommended every 10,000 miles or 6 months
Tires

Goodyear Endurance ST225/75 R15 LDR E, Made in the USA
Tire/Wheel Assemblies
16” Michelin M/S2 LT 225/75 R16 LDR E
Airstream Factory Service Center
419 West Pike Street
Jackson Center, OH 45334
(937) 596-6111 ext. 7403

Rickpage
March,
continued from
57 General Manager
Customer Relations Group
 

 
Then
take a one inch hole saw and drill through the interior aluminum
Greetings!
 As
 I
 write
 this
 article
 I
 am
 here
 in
 Lewisburg,
 West
 Virginia
 attending
 the
 
skin
to
gainRaccess
the
starsuch
 
nuts.
Take
a 7/16
hold
International
 
ally.
 It
 is
 gto
reat
 
seeing
 
a
 large
 
number
 
turn
 deep
out
 for
 well
this
 esocket
vent
 and
 to
I
 am
 
glad
 I
 
had
 
t
he
 
o
pportunity
 
t
o
 
v
isit
 
w
ith
 
m
any
 
o
f
 
y
ou.
 
I

 
a
m
 
h
aving
 
a

 
g
reat
 
t
ime
 
a
nd
 
I

 
a
m
 
g
lad
 
I

 
h
the star nuts while someone turns the bolt with a phillips screwdriver.ave
 the
 
opportunity
 to
 bring
 our
 small
 team
 and
 perform
 some
 service
 work,
 parts
 sales,
 etc.
 
Many
technicians will add a second nut after tightening in hopes of the

 
There
 was
 some
 devastating
 flooding
 to
 this
 area
 just
 before
 my
 arrival.
 My
 thoughts
 and
 
combination not loosening in the future. If you wish, you can do that as
prayers
 go
 out
 to
 all
 the
 families
 who
 were
 impacted
 by
 this
 disaster
 and
 I
 hope
 they
 have
 a
 
well.
reinstall your interior door trim and replace the trim that covers
quick
 Then
recovery.
 

 
the
exterior portion of the bolts and you are finished.
On
 the
 forums
 this
 past
 month
 I
 was
 reading
 a
 post
 from
 an
 owner
 asking
 how
 and
 where
 he
 
could
 jack
 up
 his
 trailer.
 
 I
 will
 cover
 this
 along
 with
 stabilizer
 pad
 options
 and
 how
 you
 can
 use
 
to
 alove
ctually
 
you
 from
change
 
a
 tire
 
if
 needed.
 

 
I them
 
would
tohelp
 
hear
you
and
if you
 have
a suggestion or topic you

 
would
like
to
see
covered
in
a
future
article,
or
have a question just drop

 
Where
 
is
 the
 
place
 to
 jack
 up
 my
 trailer?
 .
me
a line
atbest
 
rmarch@airstream.com

 
Airstream
 clearly
 marks
 jack
 points
 on
 all
 trailers
 by
 adhering
 a
 “JACK”
 sticker
 under
 the
 trailers
 
Have
a great month!
as
 seen
 below.
 These
 labels
 point
 to
 the
 small
 aluminum
 plates
 riveted
 to
 the
 underside
 of
 the
 
trailer.
 These
 points
 mark
 the
 main
 frame
 rail.
 The
 trailer
 should
 always
 be
 jacked
 up
 using
 the
 
frame
 rail
 and
 never
 jacked
 up
 on
 the
 axle.
 This
 could
 cause
 damage
 to
 your
 torsion
 axle.
 

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BLUE BERET / APRIL 2019