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02-16-2018, 01:02 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2018 25' International
Menifee
, California
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 48
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Window lever knobs for our 2018 Int’l
Every time we open the windows- hold the little square knobs on the lever poles- we accidentally pull them off or they turn because they aren’t attached; they’re just slid on, not screwed on or tight. Is there a little screw used to tighten them on that’s possibly missing?
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02-19-2018, 10:03 AM
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Airstream Ambassador
Jackson Center
, Ohio
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 742
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Hi Reeltimer,
Please call our customer service and technical support team at*1 (877) 596-6111, option 2 so we can learn more and help.
Thanks.
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Airstream Customer Service and Technical Support can be reached at 1 (877) 596-6111, option 1.
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02-24-2018, 11:32 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
Seattle
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 147
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You can replace the cheap plastic ones with these chrome plated metal ones with a locking screw. I’ve done this throughout and looks nice.
https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com...-p/vts-294.htm
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02-24-2018, 01:30 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2017 30' Classic
The Panhandle
, Idaho
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 120
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dmcgaugh
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Saw these installed on a Classic at a neighboring site on a recent trip. Immediately ordered them for all of our windows. Planning on switching out the cheap plastic ones the next trip out. If you do this mod be sure to use a drop of blue Locktite on each set screw to keep them from vibrating out.
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02-25-2018, 12:41 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
2018 28' Flying Cloud
Clayton
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 408
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoagie
Saw these installed on a Classic at a neighboring site on a recent trip. Immediately ordered them for all of our windows. Planning on switching out the cheap plastic ones the next trip out. If you do this mod be sure to use a drop of blue Locktite on each set screw to keep them from vibrating out.
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Did this for our Airsteam recently. $70 for fourteen knobs plus shipping. $85 or so total. Not a cheap upgrade, but looks great. I even put some red reflective tape on the tops of the two for the window behind the bed - the escape hatch. This originally had two red plastic knobs. Used blue locktite too. Be careful to wipe off the excess so you don't stain curtains or seat cushions.
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02-26-2018, 10:28 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
2018 25' International
Menifee
, California
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 48
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Window lever knobs
Quote:
Originally Posted by AirstreamInc
Hi Reeltimer,
Please call our customer service and technical support team at*1 (877) 596-6111, option 2 so we can learn more and help.
Thanks.
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I called AS Customer Service this a.m.
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02-26-2018, 10:37 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
2018 25' International
Menifee
, California
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 48
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Window lever knobs
Quote:
Originally Posted by AirstreamInc
Hi Reeltimer,
Please call our customer service and technical support team at*1 (877) 596-6111, option 2 so we can learn more and help.
Thanks.
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I called AS Customer Service this a.m. and I was told to take it in to service and they'll grind down a flat spot on the shafts and apply a silicon glue on them that would hold the knob in place. ok So my next question is: Is Airstream handling this at the factory now, before delivery? Or are they leaving it up to the customer to find it and fix this issue instead. I don't get it. What if I bought a new truck and the all the door handles were falling off wouldn't you think that would be ridiculous? The CS rep that I spoke with was very matter-of-fact about it, like yeah that's how we're handling that... this is obviously a thing going on with a lot of their trailers. hmmm
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02-26-2018, 11:22 AM
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Rivet Master 
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,719
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reeltimer
I called AS Customer Service this a.m. and I was told to take it in to service and they'll grind down a flat spot on the shafts and apply a silicon glue on them that would hold the knob in place. ok So my next question is: Is Airstream handling this at the factory now, before delivery? Or are they leaving it up to the customer to find it and fix this issue instead. I don't get it. What if I bought a new truck and the all the door handles were falling off wouldn't you think that would be ridiculous? The CS rep that I spoke with was very matter-of-fact about it, like yeah that's how we're handling that... this is obviously a thing going on with a lot of their trailers. hmmm
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Gosh, on my 2007 Classic, the rods already had a flat spot and the cheap plastic knobs had an allen head set screw. They still were a bother. The metal ones noted above cured the issue and are more suitable for a high end AS.
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03-02-2018, 08:34 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
Currently Looking...
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 479
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reeltimer
I called AS Customer Service this a.m. and I was told to take it in to service and they'll grind down a flat spot on the shafts and apply a silicon glue on them that would hold the knob in place. ok So my next question is: Is Airstream handling this at the factory now, before delivery? Or are they leaving it up to the customer to find it and fix this issue instead. I don't get it. What if I bought a new truck and the all the door handles were falling off wouldn't you think that would be ridiculous? The CS rep that I spoke with was very matter-of-fact about it, like yeah that's how we're handling that... this is obviously a thing going on with a lot of their trailers. hmmm
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Just get the chrome ones from vintage trailersupply.com and be done with it. For $100 it is well worth the investment and way less hassle than a service trip to a dealership with the possibility of iffy results and you still have the cheap, ugly plastic knobs.
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