{"id":458,"date":"2022-07-04T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/?p=458"},"modified":"2022-12-23T12:11:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T19:11:02","slug":"over-the-road-rv-repair-tunnel-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/04\/over-the-road-rv-repair-tunnel-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Over The Road RV Repair &#8211; Tunnel Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New and existing brackets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New bracket installed over existing not-broken bracket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-3.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lance getting skimpy on their screws. Should be 6 more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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