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Open Roads Forum  >  Fifth-Wheels  > 2021 rockwood fifth wheel creaking Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  snarkee • View posts canada Full Member Joined: 12/01/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/30/22 04:53pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hello..... We have a 2021 rockwood ultralite fifth wheel we purchased new. This is our second fifth wheel (kz durango being the first). Our first fifth wheel was quiet when raised and lowered from the truck, as is every other one I have listened to. Ours creaks like crazy. Does this much creaking seem normal? Thx https://youtube.com/shorts/WUmdayXiSHM?feature=share 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500hd 2021 Rockwood Ultralite 2891bh MFL • View posts Midwest Senior Member Joined: 11/28/2012 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/31/22 10:24am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator While a little popping/cracking is normal, yours sounds excessive to me. It almost seems as though the cross shaft that turns to operate the landing legs is hitting on something. The landing gear motors also have a little movement when operating, and could cause a vibrating sound. Have you watched the mechanism at work, while someone operated the switch? Jerry BurbMan • View posts Indianapolis, IN Senior Member Joined: 09/20/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/31/22 11:42am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Yikes! C Schomer • View posts Pueblo West, Co. Senior Member Joined: 12/26/2000 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/31/22 12:09pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator That sounds structural to me... like frame flexing against the body. Craig snarkee • View posts canada Full Member Joined: 12/01/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 06/01/22 03:25pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Weird part is I did the measurments for the upper deck frame flex and it is within spec.....it doesnt sound it though Likes to tow • View posts Huntington WV Senior Member Joined: 01/13/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 06/03/22 05:46am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Ultra light? Sounds like to me the frame is flexing excessively! Better keep an eye on sealing all the exterior parts. You can get water intrusion very easily around mouldings and windows. garyp4951 • View posts TN Senior Member Joined: 12/06/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 06/04/22 09:35am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Wow, that is not good. It sounds like something is getting stretched like a vertical wood panel that wasn't fastened properly. I would try to isolate where the sound is coming from and start there. C Schomer • View posts Pueblo West, Co. Senior Member Joined: 12/26/2000 View Profile Offline Posted: 06/05/22 03:45pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have empathy for you… seriously! One of my first 5ers was light and cheap… sometimes it’s part of the learning curve! My 98 Wildwood flexed so much, the aluminum siding in the bedroom area was coming off and the staples that held the inside paneling on, were laying on the floor. I traded it in, at a dealer, before it was 2 yo. I never bought cheap, light or entry level again. Craig 2012 Dodge 3500 DRW CCLB 4wd, custom hauler bed. 2008 Sunnybrook Titan 30 RKFS Morryde and Disc brakes WILL ROGERS NEVER MET JOE BIDEN! Roger10378 • View posts Goodrich, MI. Senior Member Joined: 05/29/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 06/05/22 06:11pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I would lube both the landing gear and the suspension. Either one could cause the creaking you are hearing. Don't assume the worst until you take care of the easy things. 2005 Cardinal 30TS 2007 Chevy 2500HD D/A Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Open Roads Forum  >  Fifth-Wheels  > 2021 rockwood fifth wheel creaking

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