Chassis Lubrication for 2013 Aspect 30C

[MLsweet]

I’m trying to find a schematic of where grease fittings are on my chassis for a 2013 Winnebago Aspect 30C. The engine is 2012.
Can’t find a reputable service business that can do the work. It only has about 30K miles. Taking a long trip across the nation and want to be sure everything is fine.
Is there any out there that would have this?

[Ray,IN]

Which chassis- Ford F53? If so, it has 9 zerk fittings.There should be a chart in the owners manual.
Then there's this thread which has the lubrication chart: https://www.winnieowners.com/forums/...53-365018.html

[MLsweet]

Originally Posted by Ray,IN

Which chassis- Ford F53? If so, it has 9 zerk fittings.There should be a chart in the owners manual.
Then there's this thread which has the lubrication chart: https://www.winnieowners.com/forums/...53-365018.html

Thanks. I think so. I will look again in the manual.

[Morich]

I've not done a grease job on one of those, but it looks like a pretty standard issue setup, so just doing it the normal way may be all that is needed.
Knowing there are nine points is one big help as you just keep looking until you find nine!
Before that , a look at what moves against another piece of metal is often a good way to find the zerks. If it is solid, it doesn't move and doesn't need grease but if it moves. then it likey needs grease so look on different sides of that point.

Grease is not like the oil which has to be pumped to different points from one location so it is easier to find as it has to be put in pretty close to where it is needed.

[creativepart]

If you have hydraulic jacks, don't forget to lube the Jacks. Many but not all have a grease zerk fitting on the upper jack housing.

I have my independent repair shop do the lubrication during an oil change. Adds maybe $25 to the bill.

[MLsweet]

That’s insanely cheap! I will be doing it all lying underneath the coach. If it is too difficult then I will look for a place along our way across the nation.

[Morich]

As a suggestion that you might find works, I find places that are not too big are more willing to do the odd jobs!
Since oil and grease are not too technical, getting it right is more an attitude question for lots of folks.
I've found looking for the smaller places, they tend to be more agreeable to doing things that might be a little off their norm, if we can get to somebody who doesn't just automatically say they don't do RV!

I approached it by starting with saying something like, " I'm needing an oil and lube on a f53 chassis motorhome and looking for somebody that has time for that."

If they work on trucks, the F53 will automatically put it closer to their comfort zone and less bothered by the RV part!
A little looking the place over first can help. Looking at things like room in the lot to turn it or even leave it there while they slide under and do the work can be a start. I used a local place that just got used to me calling first, bringing it in and leaving it in the back and they just rolled under on a creeper for oil and lube.

Travel and being out of your home territory does make it more difficult.

One nice thing about lots of RV is that there is plenty of room underneath! I did always try to fit it in on a nice enough day. Not too hot, not too cold and not too wet? I opened the hood, too avoid any problems with not knowing the latches and they were fine with it!

[MLsweet]

Originally Posted by Morich

As a suggestion that you might find works, I find places that are not too big are more willing to do the odd jobs!
Since oil and grease are not too technical, getting it right is more an attitude question for lots of folks.
I've found looking for the smaller places, they tend to be more agreeable to doing things that might be a little off their norm, if we can get to somebody who doesn't just automatically say they don't do RV!

I approached it by starting with saying something like, " I'm needing an oil and lube on a f53 chassis motorhome and looking for somebody that has time for that."

If they work on trucks, the F53 will automatically put it closer to their comfort zone and less bothered by the RV part!
A little looking the place over first can help. Looking at things like room in the lot to turn it or even leave it there while they slide under and do the work can be a start. I used a local place that just got used to me calling first, bringing it in and leaving it in the back and they just rolled under on a creeper for oil and lube.

Travel and being out of your home territory does make it more difficult.

One nice thing about lots of RV is that there is plenty of room underneath! I did always try to fit it in on a nice enough day. Not too hot, not too cold and not too wet? I opened the hood, too avoid any problems with not knowing the latches and they were fine with it!

Good point. I did ask a local place if they would change the oil but they said they don’t work on RV’s. So I did it myself. Which was super easy. Maybe I should give them another opportunity and see if they can lube. I used to work on aircraft in the USAF back in 1970 and I lubed a lot of planes. I’m not adverse to doing it myself if I can get to all the fittings. Plus I’m not a big person.
I will call the local place on Monday and see what they can do.
Thanks for the suggestion.

[Morich]

I did a number of changes and lubes on our 2015 Vista 31KE but it got down to looking at What I was saving and it really seemed to be not much saving considering how long it took me to do the job and the mess I wound up with, like getting rid of the old oil.

It got down to where i was just not motivated enough to want the mess.
the work itself was pretty straight forward once I learned where to look and that drawing seems to be spot on. Basic set of the same on left and right wheel with a few scattered on the connecting parts.
If I remember right, the hardest part was pouring the oil in! The way the hood opened and was right above the fill spout, made it a real trick to get the can, etc to the right angle to pour! I normally bought it in 5 quart jugs and that left me pouring it over into something smaller and then into the spout and doing the routine 5-6 times!

I admit it, I'm getting lazy and irritable when pouring oil is enough to stop me???

[MLsweet]

As far as oil change, it is very easy to do for me. Just takes less than an hour to change engine and generator oil. The easiest to do from any vehicle I’ve owned.
Can’t speak about the lube, though.

[Morich]

If you've done oil on a car or pickup, this may be much easier. One of the hard parts is getting under the lube points at the bottom at each side.

On a car these, points 3 and 4 are close to the ground as the tires and wheel rims are pretty low! But on an RV this is quite a lot higher, due to fatter tires and larger rims. The only big problem when low is that the grease gun fitting is sometimes too long and too stiff to stay on the zerk well.
Better tools make it able to get in and under better, but we often make due with what we have! Not the best way! A swivel on the end is one way to make life easier?

But on the RV, I found no trouble as it is all higher.

The cat seemed to have a major concern when she found me laying under the RV, which is the shady spot she considered her home. Possibly the ONLY time I ever heard her meow! Like, man? Are you okay?

The upper is often open enough to reach in over the tire. The rest are pretty simple to spot and get to them.

[MLsweet]

Originally Posted by Morich

If you've done oil on a car or pickup, this may be much easier. One of the hard parts is getting under the lube points at the bottom at each side.

On a car these, points 3 and 4 are close to the ground as the tires and wheel rims are pretty low! But on an RV this is quite a lot higher, due to fatter tires and larger rims. The only big problem when low is that the grease gun fitting is sometimes too long and too stiff to stay on the zerk well.
Better tools make it able to get in and under better, but we often make due with what we have! Not the best way! A swivel on the end is one way to make life easier?

But on the RV, I found no trouble as it is all higher.

The cat seemed to have a major concern when she found me laying under the RV, which is the shady spot she considered her home. Possibly the ONLY time I ever heard her meow! Like, man? Are you okay?

The upper is often open enough to reach in over the tire. The rest are pretty simple to spot and get to them.


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My chassis is the E-450. Would this diagram work?