Falling apart

gmw photos wrote:
Kenny D, if that's all the bigger the problems you've had, you should consider yourself lucky ! :)

You got one of the good ones.:B

As I always say regarding these RV's: "some (re) assembly required".

jerem0621 wrote:
Yep, in my 1995 Layton after every trip I had to tighten loose screws.

It's a rolling earthquake and things will back out some. I would double check what they are mounted in to and make sure that the backing is solid.

It was less of an issue with my pop up but it was still there. The more Miles you put on these things the more you can expect to have to tighten things back up.

It doesn't sound like it's falling apart to me, sounds like business as usuall for owing an RV.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Hornnumb2 wrote:
So you are just now complaining about it 4 years later?

downtheroad wrote:
What kind of shape are the roads that you tow on?....rough roads and distances will shake a trailer apart....

bartlettj wrote:

GrandpaKip wrote:

Walaby wrote:

bdpreece wrote:
Buy a box of wooden matches and a bottle of glue. Remove the screw, swab a match stick with glue,stuff it in the hole and break it off flush. After the glue dries re install the screw with a dab of glue on it. No problem; only several thousand more screws to go. Think I am on my second box of matches now.

Yup.. This... Or toothpicks.

Mike

That's fine for wood framing, but not so much for an aluminum framed styrofoam box.
Then it's time to find the best expandable wall anchor, though, on occasion, the next size screw sometimes works.

I use dowels for screws in the styrofoam- drill out the screw hole with a forstner bit the size of the dowel, coat it with styrofoam compatible glue, then press it in, let it dry over night, then drill a pilot hole for the screw, holds well. You can use really big diameter dowels if needed, just don't drill all the way through the wall. If you glue in the dowel proud of the wall you can use a flush cut razor saw to trim it to length pretty easily.

GrandpaKip wrote:

Walaby wrote:

bdpreece wrote:
Buy a box of wooden matches and a bottle of glue. Remove the screw, swab a match stick with glue,stuff it in the hole and break it off flush. After the glue dries re install the screw with a dab of glue on it. No problem; only several thousand more screws to go. Think I am on my second box of matches now.

Yup.. This... Or toothpicks.

Mike

That's fine for wood framing, but not so much for an aluminum framed styrofoam box.
Then it's time to find the best expandable wall anchor, though, on occasion, the next size screw sometimes works.

Hornnumb2 wrote:
So you are just now complaining about it 4 years later?

Walaby wrote:

bdpreece wrote:
Buy a box of wooden matches and a bottle of glue. Remove the screw, swab a match stick with glue,stuff it in the hole and break it off flush. After the glue dries re install the screw with a dab of glue on it. No problem; only several thousand more screws to go. Think I am on my second box of matches now.

Yup.. This... Or toothpicks.

Mike

bdpreece wrote:
Buy a box of wooden matches and a bottle of glue. Remove the screw, swab a match stick with glue,stuff it in the hole and break it off flush. After the glue dries re install the screw with a dab of glue on it. No problem; only several thousand more screws to go. Think I am on my second box of matches now.