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Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 01-01-2010, 04:58 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,316
Posted By Inland RV Center, In
Your phot shows a good example of rear end...

Your phot shows a good example of rear end separation.

Leveling the frame, with the shell, before any fastening takes place, is the proper method of realinging, prior to repair.

Andy
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 01-01-2010, 04:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,316
Posted By Inland RV Center, In
Not at all Rich. I have seen, but not often,...

Not at all Rich.

I have seen, but not often, rear end separation, on 17 foot Caravels.

It all depends on how much abuse the trailer has been subjected to.

Strange as it may seen, the...
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 01-01-2010, 01:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,316
Posted By Inland RV Center, In
Rich. You only solved 1/2 of the rear end...

Rich.

You only solved 1/2 of the rear end separation problem.

The chassis/floor as an assembly, also wants to pull away from the shell.
Since the strength in an Airstream is in the shell,...
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 12-09-2009, 08:29 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,316
Posted By Inland RV Center, In
To properly replace the floor, the shell should...

To properly replace the floor, the shell should be removed.

Scabbing the floor in, is not a good idea, as the floor is a part of the semi-monocoque construction.

Andy
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