What type of bolts are used to bolt the wood to the frame? Are they easy to remove. I have a 1988 trailer. The trailer is about 50 miles from my home. I'm trying to figure out what tools to bring.
Trailer wood base bolt location
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Type of bolts
Hi, Our trailer has carriage bolts. No head and I think a 1/2" or 9/16" wrench will fit the bolt. Bring a set of vise grips to hold the head. Ours were rusted to bad to come loose and I had to cut them off. If you need more info let me know. My trailer is out in the shop. Hope this helps. Rob Morton S/V Euphoria
Hi, Our trailer has carriage bolts. No head and I think a 1/2" or 9/16" wrench will fit the bolt. Bring a set of vise grips to hold the head. Ours were rusted to bad to come loose and I had to cut them off. If you need more info let me know. My trailer is out in the shop. Hope this helps. Rob Morton S/V Euphoria
Type of bolts
I have a "Nut Cracker" that would fix the problem quickly. I picked it up at NAPA if I remember. Basically it has a hardened wedge that splits the nut on one of its faces. It comes off quickly after that. You would replace both the nut and bolt anyway.
I have a "Nut Cracker" that would fix the problem quickly. I picked it up at NAPA if I remember. Basically it has a hardened wedge that splits the nut on one of its faces. It comes off quickly after that. You would replace both the nut and bolt anyway.
The bolts are
3/8" carriage bolts. There are 4 bolts. They are 2" long but 1 1/2" would work. Good advise from other posts -- the bolt will most likely spin in the wood so bring something to hold the head.
3/8" carriage bolts. There are 4 bolts. They are 2" long but 1 1/2" would work. Good advise from other posts -- the bolt will most likely spin in the wood so bring something to hold the head.
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