Undercarriage Fabric Repair on TT
I have a new to me 09 Puma 29FQS that I am quickly learning about. I was up underneath checking things out and saw this damage in the right side wheel well and some forward and aft of it. I apolog...
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Yesterday things started to come together. All the suggestions given so far have been great and thought provoking. Like the old Hewlett Packard "What If". So, I jacked up the right side and put the axles on jack stands and removed the tires.
With the tires removed I reevaluated the problem and saw that the problem areas could be covered with tape. The forward most 4 small holes needed to be trimmed as the covering had heated up and melted and I cut the globs away so the tape would lay flat in that area.
I had so many recommendations to use gorilla tape and went out on the internet and say other sites and post that said the same that I would try it. After I took this pic I went back over it and made sure it was sticking well to the fabric
I also noticed that my tires hadn't been balanced so I took the two I had removed over to my tire guy and had them balanced. I will take the other two today.
The repair is not complete. With the input you all have given me I will be installing some aluminum sheet metal up in the fender wells to prevent this from happening again. I also noticed that for a five year old unit it has more rust, not bad, than I liked. That will be the next project of using a rust restorer and then some rubberized undercoat to preserve the undercarriage frame.
With the tires removed I reevaluated the problem and saw that the problem areas could be covered with tape. The forward most 4 small holes needed to be trimmed as the covering had heated up and melted and I cut the globs away so the tape would lay flat in that area.
I had so many recommendations to use gorilla tape and went out on the internet and say other sites and post that said the same that I would try it. After I took this pic I went back over it and made sure it was sticking well to the fabric
I also noticed that my tires hadn't been balanced so I took the two I had removed over to my tire guy and had them balanced. I will take the other two today.
The repair is not complete. With the input you all have given me I will be installing some aluminum sheet metal up in the fender wells to prevent this from happening again. I also noticed that for a five year old unit it has more rust, not bad, than I liked. That will be the next project of using a rust restorer and then some rubberized undercoat to preserve the undercarriage frame.
