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03-17-2016, 02:15 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB International
Trent Woods
, North Carolina
Join Date: May 2013
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Check the capnuts on your awning supports
I noted today that one of my capnuts was missing, creating a potentially ugly situation. I replaced it and checked the others, all loose. Why AS used capnuts instead of locknuts is beyond me. You buy a car or boat and none of the fasteners ever loosen up, but an Airstream???
Larry
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03-17-2016, 02:20 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 28' Excella
New Orleans
, Louisiana
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 883
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That happened to us..on a leave inspection I spotted one missing and we used good ol duct tape til we bought more at Out of Doors Mart.
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03-17-2016, 02:40 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 30' Flying Cloud
Oviedo
, Florida
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 264
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Zipdee, not Airstream
Keith
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03-17-2016, 03:40 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB International
Trent Woods
, North Carolina
Join Date: May 2013
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Huh? Does ZipDee reside at the Airstream factory installing the awning and the hardware? I can accept that the inferior design might be ZipDee, but it must have been Airstream that did not fully tighten the fasteners.
Larry
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03-17-2016, 03:58 PM
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Walnut Creek
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May not be that they were not tightened. We have had a couple of cap nuts come off the rock guards. Hope we get less overall movement with the centromatics...or maybe that is just wishful thinking. In any case, checking bolts and nuts for tightness periodically is not a bad idea. Just don't over tighten the little guys. Pat
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03-17-2016, 03:59 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 25' Flying Cloud
Cuddebackville
, New York
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,333
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Or ZipDee did not provide fasteners that remain tightened.
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03-17-2016, 04:00 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 25' Flying Cloud
Cuddebackville
, New York
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,333
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Yes, things bounce and get loose.
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03-17-2016, 04:15 PM
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Overland Adventurer
1991 34' Excella
2009 34' Panamerica
Telluride
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2,476
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A little loctite goes a long way......
there is no such thing as a fastener that stays tight all on its own!
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03-17-2016, 04:23 PM
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Rivet Master
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Walnut Creek
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AtomicNo13
A little loctite goes a long way......
there is no such thing as a fastener that stays tight all on its own!
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Which locktight is "THE ONE" to use? Never used it enough to learn the color code, because most replacement nuts have been the nylocks. Pat
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03-17-2016, 04:26 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 25' Flying Cloud
Cuddebackville
, New York
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,333
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I'm a fan of blue.
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03-17-2016, 05:44 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 25' Excella
xxxxx
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 2,349
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Blue x 2
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03-17-2016, 08:24 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 23' Flying Cloud
2023 Interstate 19
Scottsdale
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 567
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crh
blue x 2
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x 3
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03-18-2016, 07:35 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 31' Classic
2015 23' International
2013 25' FB International
Apache Junction
, Arizona
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Blue is undo-able, Red is permanent
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03-18-2016, 08:33 AM
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Overland Adventurer
1991 34' Excella
2009 34' Panamerica
Telluride
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2012
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Blue in this instance.
Red is more permanent and requires application of heat to release.
In a pinch a little drop of superglue can work.
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03-18-2016, 08:50 AM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Blue... matches the AS striping.. =)
Oh.. Red if it heats, vibrates or both... I often have to add some where I want 'extra' grip.. one problem... I have 'twisted' things off while trying to remove a fastener with the red stuff...
Blue.. on most RV/AS metal to metal fastener.. we cannot use on plastic, etc. It would be ideal for the 'caplets'..just put the blue on the screw/bolt threads...jus a 'dab' on the beginning of the threads where the fastener threads on.. it should cover where the 'threads' on regular fastener bolts/screws tighten up.. in other words, if you have a long bolt to run the nut down, put the Loctite where things tighten up.
Example.. on my motorcycles, if I had to run a 'screw' into a place, I would put a drop where the threads made contact.. like halfway down.. this way the screw would clear the part and only make contact at the beginning of the threads.
Same for a nut like a caplet..
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03-18-2016, 09:20 AM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB International
Trent Woods
, North Carolina
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 3,120
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Blue..a very good idea, thanks
Larry
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03-18-2016, 09:39 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1990 32' Excella
jonesboro
, Arkansas
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 257
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Cap nuts
Here's the deal with cap nuts. If a cap nut is not bottomed out meaning the stud or bolt actually touching the dome of the nut it is tech not tight and can vibrate loose. This was from a guy from fastenal. He also recommended a light drop of picture blue.
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03-18-2016, 10:58 AM
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Rivet Master
1976 31' Sovereign
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,017
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Loc tite also makes green that works like blue except it is self wicking into threads after installing nuts or screws.
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03-18-2016, 11:08 AM
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Rivet Master
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Walnut Creek
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Got it is. Blue it is - added to the pick up list. Thanks a bunch. Pat
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03-18-2016, 05:53 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Greeneville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 436
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As an old Harley rider, I have learned over time to love Locktite!
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