Rattles and Squeaks

[Margaux2]

Does anyone know if there are any instructions for the adjustment of the drop down bed locking mechanism. When driving off motorway we gar an irritating squeak and rattle from the offside off the drop down bed. This is in an Aclass Hymer but we had similar in the previous A class Carado. Both beds are manual lowering.
The dealer said just stuff some foam in when you close it. That’s a very imprecise instruction and could lead to seal or joint separation in the wall if too much is used or in the wrong place!
Don’t want to start playing around with the mechanism without clear instructions as could easily make it worse.

 

[varaizian]

Presumably you leave the duvet and pillows on the bed (and wrap the ladder inside too) so there is "some foam" in it when closed. He was just getting rid of you. Our Pilote bed squeaks from time to time but, on French roads, might be better! No adjustment that I know of but watching with interest.

 

[MichaelT]

On my last van had same thing, I loosened all the bolts and screws on the mechanism and sprayed with silicone spray.

 

[Lenny HB]

On my last van had same thing, I loosened all the bolts and screws on the mechanism and sprayed with silicone spray.

Did the same on my last Hymer absolutely silent afterwards.

 

[Margaux2]

Presumably you leave the duvet and pillows on the bed (and wrap the ladder inside too) so there is "some foam" in it when closed. He was just getting rid of you. Our Pilote bed squeaks from time to time but, on French roads, might be better! No adjustment that I know of but watching with interest.

No Duvet and no pillows but otherwise yes!

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[Margaux2]

On my last van had same thing, I loosened all the bolts and screws on the mechanism and sprayed with silicone spray.

Which silicone spray do you use?

 

[MichaelT]

Which silicone spray do you use?

Any I think it was holts from amazon

 

[Sunlovers]

We have our over-cab bed packed away with two firm plumpy cushions right at the very front (visible) edge to ensure sufficient packing is in place against the ceiling. Then we have an inflatable wedge bag which is pumped up on one corner to brace the bed against the fixed media cupboard (Carthago model). In most situations, this stops the irritating squeaky, clattery rattles that can occur from around the hanging bracket pins it sits on when latched shut. I have also added duct-tape to the pins so it's never metal on metal contacting. Largely works for us, until someone decides to unlatch the bed to have a poke around and then I have to spend time sorting out the best placement for the cushions and air-wedge again Won't ever be buying another van with an unused overhead cab bed again

 

[MichaelT]

We have our over-cab bed packed away with two firm plumpy cushions right at the very front (visible) edge to ensure sufficient packing is in place against the ceiling. Then we have an inflatable wedge bag which is pumped up on one corner to brace the bed against the fixed media cupboard (Carthago model). In most situations, this stops the irritating squeaky, clattery rattles that can occur from around the hanging bracket pins it sits on when latched shut. I have also added duct-tape to the pins so it's never metal on metal contacting. Largely works for us, until someone decides to unlatch the bed to have a poke around and then I have to spend time sorting out the best placement for the cushions and air-wedge again Won't ever be buying another van with an unused overhead cab bed again

That's why we had cupboards instead of bed in our new van. Used drop down bed twice in 5 years on last one.

 

[Jabstatt]

Pledge is your friend!

Tony

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[Sunlovers]

That's why we had cupboards instead of bed in our new van. Used drop down bed twice in 5 years on last one.
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Three+ years in and the drop-down bed has only ever been slept in over a single weekend. The mattress is still wrapped in the factory plastic, and it's highly unlikely it will ever get slept in again ..... we brought our C-Tourer in the year after the pandemic, and availability of models was scant. I doubted we'd use it when we committed to the purchase, and now sorely miss the extra cupboarding it would have afforded us, not to mention the headroom too They do say you need to buy three motorhomes to find the right one for you .....