There was a rattle in the back of the van. Joan narrowed it down to the passenger side wall, where there are two windows. I expected to remove the wall panel and find that something was disconnected. I removed the wall panel...
Nope. Everything is solid within that wall panel. Nothing loose on the van structure. I moved the sliding shades around: yep, there's the rattle. It is within the shade itself, and there's nothing loose in there... it is just the shade moving within its track. The solution is simple: leave the shades open while underway. That would have been some good information to have before taking the wall panel off. Roadtrek has done a nice job with the cosmetics on the interior, so I wanted to be sure it went back just the way it came off.
I couldn't hold the panel by myself while lining up the first two screws with the holes... I enlisted the help of my big strong son-in-law Dan for a couple minutes. Back in place.
Joan is busy cutting and tacking down carpet in cabinets and storage compartments. All that should help with a quiet ride. Realistically, there will always be "noise makers" in any RV: silverware in the drawer, glasses and plates in a cabinet. Even though you space and/or pad them, "contents may have shifted" while enroute. ;-)
Everything went back together...
That gray cabinet in the back/middle is the one we bought at IKEA. It is storage (the front opens) and a solid top that will serve as a nightstand between the two beds/lounges.
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