Separation at tie down eye
When I bought my 845 used almost 8 years ago, it had a slight separation at the passenger front tie down eye area. After 70K+ miles on my truck it is much larger. What's the usual "fix" for this? ...
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It is very easy to overtighten the Fastgun turnbuckles. When the turnbuckle is loose and you start to tighten I put a finger on the threaded section and if when I close the Fastgun my finger has moved more than 1/4" the setting is too tight and I loosen the Fastgun. Tension at the 1/4" setting is 300 lbs. and if the turnbuckle's threaded section is pulled out to 1/2", while it may seem OK there is actually 600 lbs. of force pulling down on the camper - more than it was designed to withstand.
I don't think that there is a real fix that does not require tearing off the side panel and inserting a custom welded steel bracket to transfer the load. Similar problem exists with sailboats when the chainplates where the shrouds terminate at the hull are not accessible (for cosmetic reasons). With boats there are competent boatyards to do the work but with campers there are no such skilled repair people and the expense is likely to be more than most would want to pay.
I don't think that there is a real fix that does not require tearing off the side panel and inserting a custom welded steel bracket to transfer the load. Similar problem exists with sailboats when the chainplates where the shrouds terminate at the hull are not accessible (for cosmetic reasons). With boats there are competent boatyards to do the work but with campers there are no such skilled repair people and the expense is likely to be more than most would want to pay.
