Wheel well mod

I performed the wheel well mod today on my TM and it was a piece of cake thanks to the easy to follow instructions found here. It came out great. I had to remove the door side well box and fix blow out damage that happen to previous owner but it was no problem either. While I had the tires off I checked the valve stems and you guessed it cracked bad on all three tires. Metal stems going in tomorrow.
Larry

[B_and_D]

It really isn't too hard to do, and let's hope you never get to test the effectiveness of the mod! I'm glad we did ours, it gives us a bit more peace of mind. We've had two blowouts and haven't sustained any damage to the wheel well area that was reinforced (it's just been kind of dented).

I think the hardest part was jacking up the trailer to tuck the sheet metal over the frame and below the trailer floor.

The foam was kind of messy, too, it took several applications to get it to fill up the air space.

I was wondering about the foam. I filled the area up even though the can said 50% and it still needs a little more in some area's. BTW if you clean the spray straw out good before it sets up you can use it again later. I just ran a piece of wire in it to clean it out. I got a little on my hands and haven't found anything to take it off yet. Next time I mess with that stuff I'll wear rubber gloves for sure.

Originally Posted by Larry Gault

I was wondering about the foam. I filled the area up even though the can said 50% and it still needs a little more in some area's. BTW if you clean the spray straw out good before it sets up you can use it again later. I just ran a piece of wire in it to clean it out. I got a little on my hands and haven't found anything to take it off yet. Next time I mess with that stuff I'll wear rubber gloves for sure.

I am getting ready to do this. Have the sheet metal cut out, but I am wondering what kind of foam to use? Do you use the regular foam or the door and window foam that doesn't force door jambs and windows to bow?

I'd also like to know how did u remove the original wheel well to fix the blow out damage? I have blowout damage on both sides, am wondering if it is really worth pulling the wheel well liner to fix.

I used regular spray in foam sold at Home Depot, just fill the cavity half full and when dry spray more if needed. I removed all the screws and staples holding the box in place. It came out with very little trouble after everything was disconnected. I then used a hammer and blocks of wood to straighten out the damage. When I put it back together I put RTV bead all away round the flanges to seal it and reattached. I used a power stapler where I had removed staples.

[Wavery]

Originally Posted by EAKlebe

I am getting ready to do this. Have the sheet metal cut out, but I am wondering what kind of foam to use? Do you use the regular foam or the door and window foam that doesn't force door jambs and windows to bow?

I'd also like to know how did u remove the original wheel well to fix the blow out damage? I have blowout damage on both sides, am wondering if it is really worth pulling the wheel well liner to fix.

If you have holes in the old liner, the foam will ooze through those holes into the cabinets. Be sure to cover the holes with some pieces of sheet metal or something........If the liners are just dented up, who cares, no one will ever see them again after you install the new liner.

Originally Posted by Larry Gault

I used regular spray in foam sold at Home Depot, just fill the cavity half full and when dry spray more if needed. I removed all the screws and staples holding the box in place. It came out with very little trouble after everything was disconnected. I then used a hammer and blocks of wood to straighten out the damage. When I put it back together I put RTV bead all away round the flanges to seal it and reattached. I used a power stapler where I had removed staples.

Originally Posted by harveyrv

If you have holes in the old liner, the foam will ooze through those holes into the cabinets. Be sure to cover the holes with some pieces of sheet metal or something........If the liners are just dented up, who cares, no one will ever see them again after you install the new liner.

O.K. the liners on mine are just dented....in fact the top of the liner is curved, almost as if it were an intentional feature.

No holes in the liner, just in the wood behind the liners. Is it advisable to patch in those holes?