. I hope there are no hairline cracks in the
fiberglass of the shower pan. Sounds a little 'crunchy' when
stepping in. Sure hope sealing/tightening the drain and (if
necessary) taking care of the door seal cures it.
Toby, sooo your shower floor sounds a little crunchy when you step in, so
does mine. I also have a 1973 GMC 26' and one of the bad things GM did that
first year was not adequately anchor the refrigerater/bath module to the
body/chassis frame work and over the years it breaks loose and moves. In my
case the module slid out at the bottom and in at the top (counter clockwise
motion). It did this very gradually over years. I've had my GMC 11 years.
About 4 years ago I first noticed a widening gap between the exterior wall
and the refrigerator module to the left of the entry door. Old age and a
sagging floor was the reason given by the GMC experts at the time. As the
years dragged on I noticed one day that the highest point on my shower floor
was the shower drain and the trim work around the lower bathroom cabinet,
where the hotwater tank and toilet tissue are located, were no longer flush
with the bath module. That is when the experts told me about the faulty
install job GM did in 1973. Various suggestions were made for a remedy,
none of which I really liked the sounds of. When I first noticed this
situation I had to get down close to the shower floor and use my bifocals to
see the tiny cracks, now you can see them with the naked eye. Now for the
best solution, Jim Bounds was not in the GMC business when my situation
first developed, I have since discussed this with him and he suggest
removing the refrigerator, taking the refrigerator/bath module totally loose
from the body/chassis frame work and reposition the entire module back to
the original position and then anchor it to the body/chassis frame work. I
haven't had this done yet but I definitely am. I fear severe damage is
already done to the shower floor. That crunching sound you hear when you
step on the floor is the fiberglass cracking because it is not sitting
solidly on the supporting frame work. You need to talk to Jim Bounds about
this.
Jim Bolick
'73 Painted Desert
fiberglass of the shower pan. Sounds a little 'crunchy' when
stepping in. Sure hope sealing/tightening the drain and (if
necessary) taking care of the door seal cures it.
Toby, sooo your shower floor sounds a little crunchy when you step in, so
does mine. I also have a 1973 GMC 26' and one of the bad things GM did that
first year was not adequately anchor the refrigerater/bath module to the
body/chassis frame work and over the years it breaks loose and moves. In my
case the module slid out at the bottom and in at the top (counter clockwise
motion). It did this very gradually over years. I've had my GMC 11 years.
About 4 years ago I first noticed a widening gap between the exterior wall
and the refrigerator module to the left of the entry door. Old age and a
sagging floor was the reason given by the GMC experts at the time. As the
years dragged on I noticed one day that the highest point on my shower floor
was the shower drain and the trim work around the lower bathroom cabinet,
where the hotwater tank and toilet tissue are located, were no longer flush
with the bath module. That is when the experts told me about the faulty
install job GM did in 1973. Various suggestions were made for a remedy,
none of which I really liked the sounds of. When I first noticed this
situation I had to get down close to the shower floor and use my bifocals to
see the tiny cracks, now you can see them with the naked eye. Now for the
best solution, Jim Bounds was not in the GMC business when my situation
first developed, I have since discussed this with him and he suggest
removing the refrigerator, taking the refrigerator/bath module totally loose
from the body/chassis frame work and reposition the entire module back to
the original position and then anchor it to the body/chassis frame work. I
haven't had this done yet but I definitely am. I fear severe damage is
already done to the shower floor. That crunching sound you hear when you
step on the floor is the fiberglass cracking because it is not sitting
solidly on the supporting frame work. You need to talk to Jim Bounds about
this.
Jim Bolick
'73 Painted Desert
