Corner latch pulled loose

Hey Dave,

What your seeing is the taped off area which I painted after installation, it look's great almost like it came from the factory that way (from a distance that is). hahahaha

Bob

[guyindfw]

Thanks, Bob. I tried the "fill the holes and screw the screws back in" method, which did not work. Pulled out on the way to Galveston. Not suprising. So, please. A little more information on the fix. Did you inject the PL construction glue into the holes, or cut out a bit of aluminum and fill? I've since adjusted the remaining latches, and just have the one hanging.... Had the delightful experience on this trip of having the water heater and refrigerator trip this trip, and not able to relight the water heater. Will checkout the element when we get home.

Happy Trails!

Hi guyindfw,

The aluminum pad which is glued and riveted covers the old holes which are filled with PL and I moved the screws down a little bit and they held great.

Good Luck.
Bob

[guyindfw]

Thanks, Bob. Do the rivets just go through the skin and not the wood? Sorry to be basic about this, but I really want to make sure I do this right. Also, will PL adhesive hold the corner moldings down good?

Thanks for helping me out.

Your right about the rivets just going through and holding to the skin only, but I used the PL to glue to hold down the pad to the skin. Yes PL is good for plastic to aluminum but make sure your gluing down something that never has to be removed because this stuff is strong.

I just camped and pulled TM to GA and the hold downs are working great.

Good luck

Bob

Just did this repair yesterday!

Thank for the pics.

My rivets aren't painted and the metal plates aren't as rounded, but it seems to be solid.

Hi guys,
Learned from Ed "the man" of Trialmanor the other day at the Jubilee the reason these things pull out is that the hook latches (you know the big ones that you hook in the middle of the unit) are probably too loose which allows the TM to bounce up and down. The outboard corner latches are just to keep things snug and are not designed to hold things firmly in place. Just lower the main latches some more.
Dave

I've got the same problem. Last trip lost one of the top piece that the corner latch goes on to. My question... Did you make your own replament or did you order it through Trialmanor? I sent them an email but have not heard back.

Dave

Originally Posted by Dsavage411

I've got the same problem. Last trip lost one of the top piece that the corner latch goes on to. My question... Did you make your own replament or did you order it through Trialmanor? I sent them an email but have not heard back.

Dave

The latches are available in most RV stores as pop up camper lathes. Cheap, and not hard to find at all. That's where we got ours.

Thanks Foxhaven0