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TucsonJim
Explorer II
Oct 04, 2015

Fifth Wheel Propane Tank Mounting Straps Broken

On my 18 month old FW, the top propane strap has broken, and the bottom one has a hair line crack. This looks like metal fatigue. So I have two questions: 1. Does anyone know where I can purchas...
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TucsonJim
Explorer II
Oct 06, 2015
babun wrote:
Your new clamps won't last too long if mounted the same as shown in your pic.
Note the cracks near the last screws holding into the body. This is causing
the clamp to bend from the flat sheet metal body side into a round tank shape.
Move the two mounting screws closer to the middle screw, allowing a less of a
shape bend of the clamp. Think like 9th grade math class......a tangent against
a circle...


Great suggestion, and makes perfect sense. Thanks.

Jim

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