TC back from the hospital
Bought my TC when it was 5 years old and have had it 8+ years. It had a very slight separation in the area of the front passenger side tie down when I bought it. It grew larger as I put around 80K m...
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With the repairs and pressure test, you should get another 8 years out of it. Being able to easily repair is exactly why I love the aluminum sided campers.
Yes, very poor design having a high stress point that is relatively impossible to re-enforce.
Concerned with doing the same seperation damage, I've greatly backed off the tension on the tiedowns. Figured since my camper is so light, I don't need as much tension as a heavy camper would require. Therefor, instead of using a 1/2 hole tension as suggested by TorkLift, I only use about 1/8. Never had a problem with movement or rocking even though it goes off-road.
If I do have to repair the area, it will get a 1/8" stainless steel plate screwed to two uprights behind the LP compartment and the front corner under the jack.
Yes, very poor design having a high stress point that is relatively impossible to re-enforce.
Concerned with doing the same seperation damage, I've greatly backed off the tension on the tiedowns. Figured since my camper is so light, I don't need as much tension as a heavy camper would require. Therefor, instead of using a 1/2 hole tension as suggested by TorkLift, I only use about 1/8. Never had a problem with movement or rocking even though it goes off-road.
If I do have to repair the area, it will get a 1/8" stainless steel plate screwed to two uprights behind the LP compartment and the front corner under the jack.
