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BobCStafford · 07-11-2022, 06:20 AM

Thanks very much for the input on this. After doing some exploring, we were able to find the issue and get it fixed. (see the pics - sorry they are sideways, will figure that out at some point)

At the corner of these panels is evidently a ?? x ?? (more on that in a sec) piece of wood which is 13" long (I guess we are pre-change to aluminum all over). This piece of wood is held in by a lag screw which comes from the inside of the trailer (easy to access when you push the bed in) and two or three smaller screws that come in from the bottom. Then the back panel is attached to this via three lag screws which go through the panel and into the end portion of that piece of wood. After peeling back the aluminum shell, we could see that this was completely rotted out and wet. And in the process of removing it, we also found the existing lag screws had completed disintegrated to the points where there were basically no threads left on them. So figured we would get some new wood, cut it to size, and screw and caulk everything back together.

One challenge was that the piece of wood was not a standard size - thicker than a 1 x 4 but thinner than a 2 x 4, and not the full 4" wide either. So had to do some customer measuring and cutting to get a piece to fit, but once that was done and in and some new lag screws installed, it came together very well. He gap between the back and side panel wasn't perfect (maybe 1/32" off) but caulked generously and it should be good to go (fingers crossed). I am sure this is something we will need to do on the other side as well, but that's for another day.

Taking her our on her maiden voyage (for us) this Thursday. Will report back if we experience any further issues

07-11-2022, 06:20 AM	#4
BobCStafford Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Posts: 5	Fixed! Thanks very much for the input on this. After doing some exploring, we were able to find the issue and get it fixed. (see the pics - sorry they are sideways, will figure that out at some point) At the corner of these panels is evidently a ?? x ?? (more on that in a sec) piece of wood which is 13" long (I guess we are pre-change to aluminum all over). This piece of wood is held in by a lag screw which comes from the inside of the trailer (easy to access when you push the bed in) and two or three smaller screws that come in from the bottom. Then the back panel is attached to this via three lag screws which go through the panel and into the end portion of that piece of wood. After peeling back the aluminum shell, we could see that this was completely rotted out and wet. And in the process of removing it, we also found the existing lag screws had completed disintegrated to the points where there were basically no threads left on them. So figured we would get some new wood, cut it to size, and screw and caulk everything back together. One challenge was that the piece of wood was not a standard size - thicker than a 1 x 4 but thinner than a 2 x 4, and not the full 4" wide either. So had to do some customer measuring and cutting to get a piece to fit, but once that was done and in and some new lag screws installed, it came together very well. He gap between the back and side panel wasn't perfect (maybe 1/32" off) but caulked generously and it should be good to go (fingers crossed). I am sure this is something we will need to do on the other side as well, but that's for another day. Taking her our on her maiden voyage (for us) this Thursday. Will report back if we experience any further issues Attached Thumbnails