FWS Major Failure (see photos) *UPDATE*
Today I noticed the outside end cap to the Power Gear ram was getting hung up when retracting the full wall slide. Upon closer examination, it was discovered that two bolts that secure the floor to th...
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Something about the set up just doesn't feel correct. Bolts do a really good job holding two surfaces against each other but exposing a bolt body to lateral shear forces and not expecting failure sometime later is a bit much. And the idea of using a force multiplier, such as a jack, to push everything back together then welding is also asking for failure by forcing a misalignment if the resting state is as shown in the images.
Since the two pieces appear to have an air gap it needs to be filled with something that can take the lateral strain rather than the fasteners. Even something a low tech a square tubing with a bolt thru it. The friction of four surfaces held together by a fastener will eliminate most if not all the shear force on the fastener.
Since the two pieces appear to have an air gap it needs to be filled with something that can take the lateral strain rather than the fasteners. Even something a low tech a square tubing with a bolt thru it. The friction of four surfaces held together by a fastener will eliminate most if not all the shear force on the fastener.
