Frame bolts loose

[KevK]

While attempting to repair a stupid mistake I made (bent stabilizer jack), I noticed a nut and lick washer was loose on a bolt apparently connecting the camper sidewall to the frame. Since there is a lock washer between the nut and the frame, I assumed it should be tight. I checked along the underside edge of my camper and found about eight bolts. Two or three were tight and the rest loose so I tightened them.

I assume they worked their way loose over with the frame twisting during normal use over the past dozen years. I just hope that by tightening them I don’t pull the heads through the wood wall framing when the twisting happens again.

2007 or 08 (I forget which) Salem Lite 21FBLE I’ve had since new.

[Lins]

I've found the same with our 2701SS. I mentioned it to my brother-in-law at one point and we found a couple loose at the front of their Jayco TT.

[KevK]

Looks like we are the only ones. Sorry for the poor grammar in the first post. I had spotty cell phone service and was typing on my cell phone.

[IsleDog]

They will most likely come loose again, put some locktite on there and don’t worry about it again. That’s what we did the second time it happened to us

[Thomas ho]

use red locktight ,or 2 part j-b weld liqoid looks like a double syrimge

[youroo]

Originally Posted by Thomas ho

use red locktight ,or 2 part j-b weld liqoid looks like a double syrimge

And Hope you never have to remove! Youroo!!

[Lins]

Originally Posted by youroo

And Hope you never have to remove! Youroo!!

JB weld yes, but a heat gun will soften loctite nicely to remove.

[IsleDog]

Originally Posted by Lins

JB weld yes, but a heat gun will soften loctite nicely to remove.

we call that Heat and Beat! just use the blue loctite.

[Greywater]

You can remove JB weld with a MAP torch (it will get soft when really hot), but you always run the risk of catching things on fire.


Another option is to use lock nuts.