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Old 07-14-2018, 07:59 PM   #1
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Default Aluminum tube stuck in upward position

When I opened up my TM today, I discovered that the left aluminum latch tube on the front section has somehow gotten stuck in an upward position and is now sticking up through the shell. I don't know how this could have happened...the close-down at the campsite seemed normal, and I don't know what to do to fix this. I tried shifting the wall, but I can't get enough clearance to move the bar to the downward position. Any ideas, please help!
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Old 07-14-2018, 08:08 PM   #2
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Trying to envision this, can you post a picture?
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Old 07-14-2018, 08:20 PM   #3
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The aluminum bar/tube is attached to the side of the TM with a bolt (lag screw, actually). Just unscrew the lag screw, pull it out of the wall, out of the aluminum bar, and replace the entire assembly with the tube in the down position.

The whole assembly may have a pile of washers. Keep track of them, and replace them on the same side as they were removed from.

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I was hoping I could do as you suggest, but not knowing the assembly, I was afraid there might be some kind of retaining clip or something that might fall out on the back side of the screw and disappear forever. This puts my mind at ease. Thank you so much.
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I had a similar issue with the front shell, curb side aluminum locking bar. The bar would somehow move a small amount towards the curb and catch on the bag seal as the shell opened. That caused the aluminum bar to move up as the shell opened. And as Bill suggests, there is no way to get the bar back in the down position without removing the lag bolt.

It turns out my lag bolt was bent just enough to make the aluminum bar tilt towards the curb side and get caught in the bag seal.

In hindsight I think the lag bolt probably bent when the aluminum bar got stuck in the side of the shell as it was opened. The bar ended up parallel to the ground and the only remedy was to lower the shell just enough to free the bar.

Installing a new (straight) lag bolt solved my issue.

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