Oh boy, what did I get myself into? AKA Bought a trailmanor over the weekend... - Page 3

billharrison · 08-03-2013, 12:51 PM

Here looks like the problem is this adjustable? Looks like the bolt came loose and the shell moved tearing the aluminum.

hillbillyhotel · 08-03-2013, 01:04 PM

bill
this is funny, i am fixing the same thing today on ours, will send you a few pic in a few after i fix one of them

hillbillyhotel · 08-03-2013, 02:13 PM

here is a reader digest verson, just take the nut off on the inside, i used a screwdriver to push bolt out, leave driver in place, add a thin washer and just re-install, i took the time and tried to paint, does look some better,

billharrison · 08-03-2013, 02:30 PM

Did you support the shell while doing this? Can the shell height be adjusted this way?

hillbillyhotel · 08-03-2013, 03:00 PM

did not really support the shell, i just left screwdriver in while bolt was out.
do not think that really does anything to adj height of shell, it should help with being more stable and stop it from pulling out, or that is my hope.

rvcycleguy · 08-03-2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hillbillyhotel

did not really support the shell, i just left screwdriver in while bolt was out.
do not think that really does anything to adj height of shell, it should help with being more stable and stop it from pulling out, or that is my hope.

I would agree. That is not an adjustment point but rather a pivot point. The sag the poster mentioned earlier regards this answer would not drop that far due to the pivot point being pulled through the aluminum skin. Unless there were water intrusion to the wood rails portion of the roof/ wall and the wall sagged due to lack of integrity.

billharrison · 08-05-2013, 04:26 AM

Can anyone who replace the wood with aluminum tell me the method used to attach the stapled seals back to the aluminum?

MariaG · 08-05-2013, 05:54 AM

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking, but there are pics and explanations of how we replaced our bag seals on my blog - address in my signature. Basically a thin strip of wood glued and screwed to the aluminum. Hope this helps!

By the way, the $12 membership for this forum is well worth the wealth of knowledge and help from other members. I hope you consider becoming a member.

billharrison · 08-05-2013, 09:09 AM

Yes, I am planning to replace the rotted wood with aluminum,but wasnt sure how I would attach the seals back to the aluminum since they were just stapled too the wood. So i need wood and aluminum?

MariaG · 08-07-2013, 03:19 AM

Yes - please take a look at my blog. There is a lot of info and directions there, along with pictures.