Problem Solved—Help Needed-How to Remove Shell from MTH Premier RS11 Diesel??

No responses yet.  Has anyone taken one of these shells off of the frame?  How about the MTH repair techs here on the Forum....any experience with these?  Thanks!

Yes,  very difficult.  There is absolutely no room with all that small wiring inside.  You must be very careful in removing the shell.  Assembly is difficult, you must make sure all wires are not caught between the shell sides and metal frame. 

Bruce

Thanks for your reply, Bruce.  I’m aware of and appreciate the precautions you mentioned; however, I’m specifically asking for advice on how to release the tab on the long-hood end of the shell without breaking it off as it appears there are no body mount screws on that end.  Do you have any experience with that specific step in the shell-removal process?  Thanks again!

Remove all of the washerhead screws from the frame (some may be hidden. Look under the sideframes), then slide the shell forward to release the tab.

Thank you, Jon!  I’ll try that (sliding it forward after screw removal) this weekend.

@Jon G posted:

Remove all of the washerhead screws from the frame (some may be hidden. Look under the sideframes), then slide the shell forward to release the tab.

Jon, thanks for the tip!  After wrestling with it some more I was finally able to get the shell off by sliding it forward a bit (as you recommended) to release the tab.  Wow, as Bruce mentioned above, there sure is a lot of stuff packed VERY tightly under that shell!!

Anyway, I repacked the smoke unit batting (my reason for wanting to take the shell off in the first place) and now she’s smoking up a storm.  I also found a pinched wire that probably happened during the assembly process as I’ve never had the shell off...so I repaired that, too, while I was under the hood.

I always appreciate it when folks “close the loop” so to speak on requests for help here on the Forum, so I figured I should do the same.