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Made it from NOLA to here OK, but was worried all the time that the Montana would come apart especially on parts of I-10. Did drive slow and got 12.7 mpg! Went to CW to have them verify that the frame was indeed broken again--they were amazed that it held together. Also said that while they were discussing repairs with Keystone that they thought that the Xmember should be replaced. Researched the topic regarding a cracked xmember in a 2004 BigSky. They were told that the Xmember couldn't be repaired and that it need to be replaced with a heavier beam and didn't want the unit moved at all. That was done and they have had no problem with the frame since. Don't know why that wasn't the fix for us. Montana is now in the process of trying to decide what to do for us--a no brainer IMHO.
You can just look up in the pinbox and see the cracks on the outside of where the repair welds are. It just looks like the metal is too light or fatigued. The whole thing should be replaced. When it is hitched to the truck, the cap nearly touches the pinbox and the overhang has hit and damaged the top of the bed rail on the right side. Hope they decide fairly soon as it is driving us crazy.
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