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Originally Posted by jabrabu
That's where mine failed -- at the lower brace. Mine just had the horizontal brace, not the vertical brace, and that brace is just screwed into the inner wall of the coach with a couple of sheet metal screws. Those screws rip out and the flap then rubs on the tires. I ended up using wire and zip ties to attach the bottom of the flap to the chassis frame. I have owned two Chateaus, and they both had this same issue. It is a poor design.
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Agree with the poor design... looks like an afterthought! I think a couple sturdier vertical braces forming a box shape would make a more durable support.
I replaced that bolt assembly on the passenger side too. I added decent sized fender washers front and back of the flap, and also added a lock washer to hold the nut tight.
Hmmm... maybe I'll give both a little dab of blue Loctite - because that nut falling off was where mine failed.
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