Black tank fell from r-pod - Event Date: 03 Nov 2016 |
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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Calendar Event: Black tank fell from r-pod Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 1:09pm |
I forgot to add I did not have to drill out the bracket. The hole thru it was something slightly over 1/4" diameter
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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Retroactive
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 1:18pm |
Thanks. So 1/8" thick puts it at 2.5 threads if my brain is working right. I usually like to use the 3 thread rule, but for supplemental support that is plenty good. I may have to borrow the taps from work one day!
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 1:20pm |
In case anyone is interested, this is the type screw used for the tanks. There were two in each bracket, both in the bottom holes. The top holes had nothing.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 2:05pm |
You could use a ¼-28 bolt and get about 3.5 threads; it would also be easier to tap. I had ¼-20 bolts so I used what I had. You still have to be careful when installing them in such thin material so they don’t strip out the tapped treads. The failure mode of the tank support bracket is in shear (cut off) and not tension (stretched) so you only need to tighten them up enough so they don’t unscrew.
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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Retroactive
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 2:23pm |
That is my fear, thread stripping during tap or install - I can tend to get a little overenthusiastic during tightening. Definitely not worried about the shear strength on those bad boys. I have to remember to get under my new 171 to take a look before next Friday.
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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 2:51pm |
I used a 7/16” nut driver to install the bolts. Most of the time it’s hard to generate enough torque with a screwdriver handle type tool, plus you will be on your back under the trailer and in a narrow space so it will hard to get any kind of leverage to generate enough torque with one hand to strip them out. There may be people with enough hand strength to strip the threads, I am not one of them.
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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Retroactive
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 2:56pm |
OK, I get it now. I imagine it is not easy to maneuver under there. The only time I went under was to scope out where all the wires run, already planning to install some form of "Reverse Light".
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Appocalexx
Groupie Joined: 01 May 2015 Location: AK Online Status: Offline Posts: 77 |
Posted: 26 Apr 2016 at 6:25am |
Dang I will for sure be adding this to my list of things to do, or at least check. Great thread. Things like this should be stickied or linked to another thread with mass info on it.
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timpod
Groupie Joined: 19 Feb 2016 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 43 |
Posted: 29 Apr 2016 at 5:23pm |
Thanks for the heads up on this one! I just checked my pod and the cross frame supports on all the tanks are too short. There is a 1/4" gap on the end of each support and two screws bridging the gap. An accident waiting to happen.
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2016 Pod 172
2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 29 Apr 2016 at 8:58pm |
timpod, glad you caught it. The dealer did nothing more than take an impact driver and tighten them. I did not trust that after one of the screws stripped and he had to drill and put one between the original two locations. That is why I decided to drill and install stainless steel bolts, washers, and locknuts. I'm pretty sure now that my tanks will stay in their correct locations.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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