Rear corner steady replacement

lupar65
lupar65 Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited May 2016 in Caravans #1

Hi.. I have I Coachman Amara 520/4.

The rear corner steadies need to be replaced 

but the 2 main nuts that hold it in place are slipping I assume there is a captive nut that had failed is it ok to break the nut and replace it with a wood screw will it hold it? 

Thanks Paul

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  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited May 2016 #2

    I think I'd be more inclined to use some sort of expanding bolt than rely on a woodscrew which may not have much to bite on.

  • lupar65
    lupar65 Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited May 2016 #3

    Thanks for that I will do that. Next problem is the nuts are in a a very akward place and I cant get a nut splitter in anyone have any ideas please..

  • chrisn7
    chrisn7 Forum Participant Posts: 72
    edited May 2016 #4

    Obtain 2 more nuts the same size (if you can find thin nuts, that would be better). Throughly wire brush the threads of the bolts to remove rust and debris. Run the 1st nut down the threads leaving just a small gap between this and the problem nut. Now run
    the second nut down and with 2 spanners, tighten the 2 new nuts together.

    Holding the last nut fitted, unscrew the problem one. It should not be over tight as to do so would have crushed the floor originally.

    Hopefully this technique will get you started. In these situations its best to try to hold the bolt, and wiggle the problem nut back and forth, undoing a little at a time. If necessary wrap the jaws of your waterpump pliers in some masking tape and use these
    to grip the threads of the bolt directly.

  • lupar65
    lupar65 Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited May 2016 #5

    Thanks so much for your advise. Even with the caravan jacked up there is so little room and the nuts and threads were heavily corroded. I borrowed a nut splitter what a great tool. Half an hour I had both steadies off. I pushed back through the threaded
    bolt and now need to find a suitable fixing as per the first reply I think I will go for a metal cavity bolt.

    thanks again for all your advice.

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