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Originally Posted by PMC
Had a fender flare come loose on our trailer this summer and lost it somewhere around Mitchel SD.
It was covered under warranty and haven't had an issue with it since. It appears the lower mounting plate between the wheels on our came loose causing movement at the bottom which lead to cracking around the screws and it eventually let go.
When installing the new one I tightened the plate up and used some locktite on it. Also added clear plastic washers under the bolt heads to help disperse the force around the holes and put plastic wing nuts on the back of all exposed bolts on the lower portion of the fender.
We never even brought it in, just took pictures and emailed the dealer who had the fender drop shipped to us. We had it Friday after talking with them Monday the same week.
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This gets me thinking now - why do they use screws? Is will need to take a look and see if buying a rivet gun and put it together with aluminum rivets. Easy fix if this is something that will be a problem down the road. No pun intended maybe the screws are there to be removed for access on a repair. Anyone else thought of or done a river job for extra strength? What I have found so far is I have had to put hex head screws where ever there is places Jayco used long staples so crap doesn't fall apart.
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