repairing blowout damage?
Hi guys, I've got a 2014 Sundance xlt. This weekend I had tire on the front axle, driver side blow out. The cap of the tire wrapped around the axle and pulled the two wires that go down to the brakes out of the underbelly. The wires are still attached to the brake drum and into the axle that go to the other side. So now the 5th wheel has no brakes on either axle which I thought was a bit weird. I thought maybe the rear axle would still work?
I don't know much about the black underbelly covering that is screwed to the bottom of the 5th wheel. I assume the right way to do this is to drop the underbelly cover? There is a gas line that runs along the side of the underbelly I need to take down. I hate to mess with a gas line. What are your thoughts in cutting a small access hole in the underbelly to gain access to the wiring? If I do that, is there a way seal it back up? If that is not a good idea, do you have to drop the whole underbelly or can you just remove part of the side where I have to access it? I assume the brake wiring will be pretty standard stuff like I have seen on my open equipment trailers?
The corner of the slide is basically right above the tire that blew out. It is a little beat up underneath but not too bad. It look like there is some kind of corner slide seal or something missing as there is a pretty large open space between the slide and the floor that I had to stuff a hand towel in to keep critter out. it looks like the main slide seal is in tact but something is missing from the corner. Any idea what that is?
I don't know much about the black underbelly covering that is screwed to the bottom of the 5th wheel. I assume the right way to do this is to drop the underbelly cover? There is a gas line that runs along the side of the underbelly I need to take down. I hate to mess with a gas line. What are your thoughts in cutting a small access hole in the underbelly to gain access to the wiring? If I do that, is there a way seal it back up? If that is not a good idea, do you have to drop the whole underbelly or can you just remove part of the side where I have to access it? I assume the brake wiring will be pretty standard stuff like I have seen on my open equipment trailers?
The corner of the slide is basically right above the tire that blew out. It is a little beat up underneath but not too bad. It look like there is some kind of corner slide seal or something missing as there is a pretty large open space between the slide and the floor that I had to stuff a hand towel in to keep critter out. it looks like the main slide seal is in tact but something is missing from the corner. Any idea what that is?
