Marathon Battery Bay Drawers

[truk4u]

OK all you Marathon experts, I need to remove the two drawers above the house battery enclosure, 1st bay on the passengers side. I can't seem to find any type of release on the rails. Maybe I haven't had enough Mango Juice.

[Kevin Erion]

Tom, My 99 has no drawers in any of the bays, sorry cant help.
Kevin

[MangoMike]

Tom,
If they're like the ones on the Liberty it took me a while to figure it out. In fact I finally unscrewed the side of the drawer mechanism and pulled it off for closer examination. I'm going to try to post a pix of my approach after I head down to the bus barn today.

Mike

[Kevin Erion]

I need to install a trailer brake control, has anyone used the air operated control. I found 2 brands and I wonder if it is worth the trouble to do this vs the all electronic ones? Any opinions are welcome.
Kevin

[Jerry Winchester]

Kevin,

Our coach has the electric one that uses the accelerometers and it works very well and is easily adjustable. The only other controllers I have any experience with are vacuum / hydraulic and they are a pain in the Mango.

I also have the electric one in several vehicles and the newer ones are way better than those that came out 8 years ago. No adjustments, just plug in, set the gain and tow away.

[MangoMike]

Tom,

Description of my drawer release at:

www.prevoman.com

Paininthemango

[Jerry Winchester]

What, you don't own a pair of pliars? I wanted to see the stinking thing removed, not toyed with. Geeze, Jon would have had schematics, time lapsed photos, tool descriptions, metallurgy and replacement part numbers.

For a protoge, you are a paininthemango.

And then how about going and adding some description to that new photo in the blog? Where is Lew when you need him?

[truk4u]

Thanks Mango Man, I'm on it like a big dog... Hope mine are the same, feel like a dork not being able to get the freekin drawers off.. No, No, not those kind of drawers!

I just want to impress Jon by getting in the battery compartment so I can hug them and ask the Lifeline God's to give me just a few more years.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

"What, you don't own a pair of pliars?"


I don't even own a pair of "pliars". I have some "vice" grips, some "chanel" locks, even a pair of "dykes". I did have a pair of "plyers", but traded them for pliers.

One thing is for sure. The POG rally will not be a meeting of the "minds".

[Kevin Erion]

Jerry, Thanks for the advise, hows the interior coming along. we need a POG rally on the west cost some day.
Kevin