Nut and Bolt or Self Tapping Screw?
I recently damaged a scissor stabilizer jack / mounting bracket on my TT. The welds holding the 1/8" metal mounting bracket to the frame are still sound BUT part of the bracket is bent and needs to b...
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westend wrote:
I'd bet that you're not going to be able to completely draw that metal straight with a bolt of any kind. It appears that the bracket is made from 1/4" steel and has had a large force on it to bend it (driven away with a jack still down?). Since I have a welder and a bench vise, the cure is simple, cut off the welds with a grinder, straighten in the vise, and weld back down to the frame.
You may wish to seek the aid of a welder with this because it is n easy repair. A torch applying heat, a hammer blow or two, and then two additional welds would put it right in minutes.
Somehow the picture is misleading. The thickness of the bracket is 1/8" or less. I can / have used a c-clamp to bend it back up flat against the frame but keeping it there is why I asked about using a bolt on each side. If not, I will grind the welds off, use a new bracket that came with the replacement jack and take it to a welder (my son).. Just didn't want to haul the trailer from storage to do it if possible.. thanks for thoughts
