BWatters

I'm sorry to say that I last checked this site for responses a couple days after my original post (6/10) and there were none, so I proceeded with my own resolution. And today (7/25) is the first time I've received a notice that someone had responded, and today I see many responses! So thanks to all for all the great ideas, and I see some have been creative and done a professional job of restoration. As someone stated, it's a bad design as this brake knob will sometimes takes a lot of pressure. I ended up cutting the bad section out and replacing it with a piece of aluminum (picture of before and after attached). Much sturdier than the original and good enough for a safe travel season. Long term we'll keep the custom panel option in mind. Thanks again for all the suggestions!

1998 Monaco Executive. I've been working on various components of this rig for several years for a very good friend. His console panel was cracked when he acquired the rv but this weekend it totally broke up when he tried to release his parking brake (the previous owner must've broke it since we found someone had previously tried to tape the broken section). I've been unsuccessful in my search for a replacement console panel on the web and he has struck out calling various salvage yards. I'm thinking of cutting the bad mid section of the current console out and replacing it with a piece of steel painted black. He'd end up with three sections of console, with the the middle section consisting of about 2 inches of steel which should provide good support for the brake switch. It's such a mess I can't think of any other solution. If anyone knows of a source for a replacement panel or, has any other thoughts for repair, I'd appreciate hearing from you! Thanks!

A lot of good advice above. My buddy's '98 Monaco steps were acting up so I did what little diagnosis I could do. The electric and motor seemed fine so I removed, disassembled, and found some worn parts in the gear. Somewhere I found on the web that these parts could be replaced with nuts. So that's what I used and his steps have worked for three years now. Pictures attached.

For me a chisel (used carefully) was best to remove the tiles, then a good oscillating tool (my HF&T unit would overheat fairly quickly, but a DeWalt unit would run all day and not overheat ) was then best to remove the residue. There was a lot of moisture damage in this unit that occurred with the previous owner. A very good friend of mine acquired this Monaco a few years ago and I've worked on it off and on for almost three years, on almost everything from cabinetry, fixing the automatic steps, mirrors, lights, door, water heaters, etc. I'm retired so it's been a learning experience, and fun (I have a class B so I thought it would be interesting to work on something different). Anyway, I did the floor demo (i.e., removal of tile and carpet) and replacement of a good portion of the subfloor and flooring (for free). Another good friend of the owner installed the new wood floor (again, for free), and he did an excellent job! Attached are some pics from the job. Good luck! Ernie can confirm it's a lot of work (I need to thank Ernie since I learned a lot from his FB site and pictures - we're pretty close to one another Ernie!). 1998 Monaco Executive Floor Project.pdf