Bracket to relocate jack
My truck got towed and they damaged the rear jack brackets. It got dragged up the flatbed and the bolts that hold the jacks got ripped out of the wood. I’d like to patch it up so I can take it off of...
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mkirsch wrote:
If the bolts are just ripped out of the wood, and the wood is not actually broken, get yourself some hardwood dowel that's larger than the ripped out hole. Drill the holes out to the size of the dowel. Glue the dowel in with plain old wood glue. Then you can re-drill the holes and reinstall the original bracket in its original location.
I would use epoxy well slathered in each hole with a small applicator. If you apply the epoxy only to the dowel it will not get enough perhaps inside. Best to apply to both damaged hole and to the dowel.
Regular wood glue will break down in moist conditions.
Do you have access to the inside where the bolts go? I ask because there is even a better option to repair and make stronger than ever.
