Famtraveler24
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What kind of hardware secures the Coroplast to the frame, and how do I properly remove?
Thx.
390MP (2021)
Thx.
390MP (2021)
Jim, Now having gotten under my 390, I believe the driven fasteners were used. Take a look at the attached and let me know if you agree. If so, I suspect I'll cut out a section of the Coloplast and not attempt to remove an entire section. Thx again.
Well, they did not spin out like a screw but they did loosen up enough to pull out with a little down pressure on the washer while turning. A few required a hard pull with vice-grips but they all came out with out too much trouble.@MartySchwartz - great to hear you got those nails out and replaced them with TEK screws when you buttoned the underbelly back up.
I was able to spin those driven nails with a small impact socket but they would not spin out for me. So I gave them the beating they deserved
Glad you had an easier time removing yours
these 'can' drop out if not driven in 'well' enough.. in line with tires of course. Inspect.Jim, Now having gotten under my 390, I believe the driven fasteners were used. Take a look at the attached and let me know if you agree. If so, I suspect I'll cut out a section of the Coloplast and not attempt to remove an entire section. Thx again.
yes those driven fastners seem like a area for focus.. driven into pre-drilled frame holes ? .. metal spike facing up.. gravity.. twist, vibration.. might replace them all. OR .. high adhesive safety tape over - full lengthI had to remove the underbelly for a hydraulic issue and wound up removing all those stupid nails to do so. I found that I could spin the nail using my drill and they came right out. No need to pound the heck out of them with a chisel and hammer. I went to Lowes and picked up a box of the appropriately sized TEK screws to replace them. Getting the correct sized screws allowed me to simply screw them into the holed left by the nails and to reuse the washers from the nails. One issue I ran into was those nails driven in too close to the vertical portion of the beam, the screws jammed and snapped off. The steel of the beam is too hard to drive the TEK screws directly so I had to drill a new hole closer to the edge and then install the new screws.