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I agree. Something happened where there is no air coming through the vents either. It seems like something fell because it was a very loud bang when it happened. It is a project I will need to plan for after looking at everything. I need to use the coach this next weekend and don't have enough time to fix it this week. Thanks again.

Thank you, Tim. What a project you tackled. I will see how mine goes. Starting in about 15 minutes. Thanks again.

Hello, everyone. I had the coach out last weekend and heard a loud bang. I thought I had a blowout on the front right tire. I quickly notice my tire monitors looked fine and I wasn't being pulled over to the ditch. I finally determined it was the blower motor. The motor is rattling very loud, getting louder as I turned up the blower speed. And there is no air coming through the vents at any speed. From what I can tell, the only way to get to the motor is somehow through the dash. I thought I would ask the experts if my logic is correct. If not, please let me know if there is an easier way to change out the motor. If I need to open up the dash, what is the process to get to the motor in a 2009 Dynasty. Thank you for any advice to make the project easier than tackling it blind. Trae Jones

Fixed! Thank you for your help and thank everyone else who posted on this subject to help make the job so easy. Trae Jones

Thank you, Frank. That makes sense. I just happen to have everything to make the modification. I will post that this fixed the problem when done. Thanks again! Trae

Hello. I finally had a chance to dig a little deeper into my problem. I verified I have 5V at the connection going into the clock spring. I have 5V at the outlet connection of the clock spring going into the control pods when these two are not connected. When I connect these two, the voltage drops to exactly 4V. I pulled the control pods apart to see what they were. Power goes into the left control board and then branches over to the right control pod (board). I was able to move the two power wires at the left board and was able to get responses from all buttons. But there was no consistency of how to repeat this when I tried putting everything back together. As it stands after putting everything back together, I have response from all buttons except the lights flash buttons on the top of each pod. I am at a loss of what to do at this point. I am thinking the control pods are bad, draining the system 1V when plugged in. And it seems something is wrong with the power contact coming into the left board. But I can't consistently repeat where the issue is. I thought I would find a grounding issue, but there are no grounds in the steering wheel. Any help you guys can offer is greatly appreciated. Is it possible a ground further up from the clock spring inlet connector would allow the control pods to drain the leg 1V? If so, where do I look for a weak ground. Do you think it is bad control pods? Where do you suggest I buy a new set? Thank you for the knowledge and wisdom. Trae

I grounded in the smart wheel to get those readings and to the chassis when checking the clock spring inlet fitting. I will change to grounding to the chassis and check my wheel readings to see if that is the issue. If so, I will look for the location of the smart wheel ground that is the culprit. Thank you for the help. Trae

Frank, Hello. I am one of those owners that has the dreaded 2009 Dynasty with the CCM I just started reading about. I would like your expert opinion. I am having this same issue of losing any response of my smart wheel. I took voltage readings everywhere inside the smart wheel, see below. The readings were at the very minimum or just below the acceptable voltage. Because I was at 5.16V at the inlet connection of the clock spring and at 4.03V on the outlet side, I made a very uneducated guess that the clock spring was bad. So, I purchased and installed a new clock spring and it did not fix the problem. It makes no sense that I am getting >5V at the clock spring inlet connection and I lose >1V after the clock spring. Here were my voltage readings: Steering Wheel - Violet (recommended 0-5VDC) 4.5(my reading in wheel) (and at the connector to the clock spring under the dash 1.77); Blue (recommended 0-5VDC) 5.07(my reading in wheel) (and at the connector under the dash 4.3); Red (required 5VDC) 4.03(my reading in wheel) (and at the connector under the dash 5.16) SW2 Wiper Variable (Blue 3.708) 3.22(my reading) (Violet 1.377) 1.10(my reading) SW3 Wiper Wash (Blue 2.942) 2.41 (Violet 1.377) 1.10 SW4 Wiper Hi/Lo (Blue 3.708) 3.22 (Violet 0.961) 0.74 SW5 Wiper Off (Blue 2.286) 1.88 (Violet 1.377) 1.12 SW6 Marker Lamp Flash (Blue 2.942) 2.4 (Violet 0.961) 0.78 SW7 Cruise Resume (Blue 3.747) 3.39 (Violet 4.308) 3.44 SW8 Cruise Set (Blue 3.005) 2.49 (Violet 3.79) 2.91 SW9 Cruise Cancel (Blue 2.352) 1.88 (Violet 3.334) 2.64 SW10 Cruise On/Off (Blue 3.708) 3.11 (Violet 2.25) 1.85 SW11 Headlamp Flash (Blue 2.942) 2.44 (Violet 2.25) 1.81 Why do you think I am seeing the drop of more than 1V after the clock spring? Do you think I have a ground issue or do you think I should purchase and install the 5V converter that you recommend? When I click on the link that someone posted to purchase the 5V converter, it is 10AMP rated. What size of fuse do you recommend for this application? (By the way, if anyone needs to replace your clock spring, here was a great, inexpensive source: Part# DAC/1900043 CLOCK SPRING (FREIGHTLINER) for $183.14 (shipping included) from PERIPARTS (peri-parts.com) ) Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! I have learned so much from you and many others in a short amount of time being a member. What a great group. Trae Jones

Paul, Hello. I have been reading your post about backing up the CPU and switches in the Intellitec systems like I have in my 09 Monaco Dynasty Regal IV. I have gotten all electronic bugs worked out of my coach. And I would like to get a backup of my CPU to help me sleep at night. Can you let me know options you offer for me to do this myself? I am in Kansas and don't see myself coming to you or going to M&M this summer. I think it would be best if I can do the backup myself with some guidance from an expert. EDIT…if you use the following, then Paul should get an email alerting him to the post, I don’t know if an edit wil work @pwhittle Thank you for your help. Trae Jones