Ladder damage

[adam metzger]

The ladder on my coach is coming out-

the two horizontal bars that attach the ladder to the coach in the middle are mis-aligned, therefore not attached. I'd like to remove the ladder,
patch up the skin, then re-attach.

suggestions?

--
1976 Palm Beach
Austin, TX

 

[wally anderson]

> The ladder on my coach is coming out-
>
> the two horizontal bars that attach the ladder to the coach in the middle are mis-aligned, therefore not attached. I'd like to remove the ladder,
> patch up the skin, then re-attach.
>
> suggestions?

At a GMCMI rally Dale Ropp put on a seminar on West Epoxy and things it can be used for. One use is screw hole repair. here is a link to West's page
about that.
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/repairing-machined-holes-in-fiberglass/
I think I remember someone had used a foam ear plug soaked in epoxy and stuffed in a screw hole. Then drill for the screw after it sets up.
HTH
--
Wally Anderson
Omaha NE
75 Glenbrook
Megasquirt III injection
Bob Stone hydroBOOOOST
Manny reaction arm system
Branscombe Kelsey Hayes park brake
http://wallyandsue.blogspot.com/

 

[sgltrac]

If the screws have just pulled out of the smc but the area where the mount
sits against the body is otherwise undamaged I would suggest bonding a
piece of plastic or plywood to the backside of the body panel and install
slightly longer screws. Yes you will need to remove the interior trim
panels but you will not need to remove the ladder or do any paintwork.

Sully
77 eleganza 2
seattle

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> The ladder on my coach is coming out-
>
> the two horizontal bars that attach the ladder to the coach in the middle
> are mis-aligned, therefore not attached. I'd like to remove the ladder,
> patch up the skin, then re-attach.
>
> suggestions?
>
> --
> 1976 Palm Beach
> Austin, TX
>
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[jim kanomata1]

Sometimes a larger diameter screw and urethane sealer is all that you might
need to do on all the ladder supports.

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> The ladder on my coach is coming out-
>
> the two horizontal bars that attach the ladder to the coach in the middle
> are mis-aligned, therefore not attached. I'd like to remove the ladder,
> patch up the skin, then re-attach.
>
> suggestions?
>
> --
> 1976 Palm Beach
> Austin, TX
>
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Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Fremont,CA
jimk
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1-800-752-7502

 

[Ken B]

I intend to fix mine from the inside. A couple of the screws are loose. I have not done it yet, but my plan is to epoxy some flat steel tin nuts to
the skin on the inside and then use slightly longer stainless screws. I plan on doing ALL of them, not just the few that are loose.

If it is broken, then I would epoxy a few hard points inside made out of small aluminum plates.
--
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

 

[Jerry Wheeler]

I was able to pull back the plastic on the inside of the coach just below
the window and I put a steel plate in there and then used ss bolts and
nuts to attach my ladder; it has held strong for 15+ years (I saved the
insulation off the wall where the plate was). I only did that one
location. JWID
JR Wheeler 78 Royale NC/OR

> I intend to fix mine from the inside. A couple of the screws are loose.
> I have not done it yet, but my plan is to epoxy some flat steel tin nuts to
> the skin on the inside and then use slightly longer stainless screws. I
> plan on doing ALL of them, not just the few that are loose.
>
> If it is broken, then I would epoxy a few hard points inside made out of
> small aluminum plates.
> --
> Ken Burton - N9KB
> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
>
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