I didn't realize the extent of the collateral damage the rig suffered when we had the blow out. We had to unbolt/remove the mudflap as it had been jammed up and over the top of the duallies but I assumed I would be able to do that myself... wrong.
You can see the twist on the outside end of the support bar and there is no way I can straighten that. Also the frame has been pushed/pulled forward and needs to be realigned flush with the wheel well opening. I also found a duplex wire that was severed by the force of the explosion/blowout. There is an inner support bar above the twisted one {looks to be way low on the inside of the wheel well} that was dislodged and needs to be replaced or at least realigned and reinstalled.
Like I said earlier this thing really blew {grenaded}, here are a couple of pics showing the extent of the damage:
The wire was not hanging down immediately after the blowout and I would have to guess that it was blown up into the undercarriage and eventually worked loose and recently dropped down. does anyone have any clue what that wire {looks to be 14/16 gauge white and yellow duplex} goes to?
The GEICO claims guy will be out to meet me and inspect the rig later this week at the storage yard and then I assume it will be off to La Mesa RV for the requisite repairs {less my $500 deductible... oh boy}.
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