Over The Road RV Repair – Tunnel Cover
We bought our Lance 1995 in 2015. The following year I noticed there was this tunnel cover that runs between the passenger and driver side between the axles. This cover protects a heating duct. This cover had worked its way loose. I also noticed why. Lance manufacturing became a bit skimpy when applying their self-drilling bolts. While they put a bolt every 6 inches or so along the front of the tunnel cover, they only used 3 bolts to cover the entire front of the tunnel cover.
My first fix was to tighten them back up and make a mental note to check it every trip. Over the years I got a bit lazy and ended up not checking it EVERY SINGLE TRIP. While we were out on our last trip, I noticed it was sagging again on the passenger side. Upon further inspection I also saw that the bracket had snapped on both the front and back sides of the passenger side. Time for a permanent fix.
We were at Morefield Campground, Mesa Verde National Park and a Walmart about 10 miles or so away. I picked up some self-drilling screws and some square brackets from the hardware department of Walmart and headed back to the campground.
I used the brackets on the 4 corners of the tunnel cover. Securing the cover to the frame of the trailer. I removed the existing screws and re-installed them a few inches over along the sides of the tunnel cover while adding a few more on the skimpy side. This cover is now rock solid.
