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Inner Frame Repair: [message #163786]

Wed, 21 March 2012 20:30

noi

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Registered: October 2010
Location: South of Fremont

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Greetings:

Just finished doing some repair work on my inner frame and posted some pictures that might help someone else in the future or give them a starting point idea – While work is not “pretty” Rolling Eyes

, it should do the job!

The patch was an “L” cut out of a piece of 2 x 4 1/8” wall rectangular steel tubing and trimmed to fit and cover as few holes as possible.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=43261&title=inner-frame-damage&cat=6042

Carl P.
76 Birchaven
South of Fremont

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Re: Inner Frame Repair: [message #163794 is a reply to message #163786]

Wed, 21 March 2012 21:29

midlf

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Location: SE Wisc. (Palmyra)

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noi wrote on Wed, 21 March 2012 20:30

Good to see you welded it on both sides.

Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI

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Re: Inner Frame Repair: [message #163802 is a reply to message #163786]

Wed, 21 March 2012 22:34

A Hamilto

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What caused the damage in the first place?

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Re: Inner Frame Repair: [message #163812 is a reply to message #163786]

Thu, 22 March 2012 01:17

noi

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Greetings:

I can not speak for all 23’/rear baths, but….

On mine, the gray tank was in “front” of the cut cross member (example):

http://www.appliedgmc.com/prod.itml/icOid/903

And the black tank was “behind” the cut cross member (example):

http://www.appliedgmc.com/prod.itml/icOid/895

In order to drain the gray tank, seeing as the black tank was now in the way of the “center” discharge cutout:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=43269&title=inner-frame&cat=6042

Necessitated the cutting the frame Crying or Very Sad

As I will only be putting back in a single “waste” tank (example):

http://www.appliedgmc.com/prod.itml/icOid/837

Figured I might as well strengthen the cross member while I had the inner frame out and it was easy to do!

I will save the RANT about how the lower body lateral frame supports were BUTCHERED Mad

to get the Onan Generator in, and what it took to "fix" them, for another day.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=43270&title=frame-butcher-1&cat=6042

Carl P.
76 Birchaven
South of Fremont

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Re: [GMCnet] Inner Frame Repair: [message #163832 is a reply to message #163812]

Thu, 22 March 2012 09:11

Jp Benson

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Registered: October 2011
Location: Fla

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I had the same problems. On the frame I procured a crossmember and cut a section to fit exactly the missing part. Then welded it in place. Not as strong as your fix but it should hold considering there was nothing before. To bad the frame butcher didn't at least tie the cutout piece to the frame. The rest of your frame looks pretty good compared to some I've seen.

I thought the body cutout for the Generator was a factory job although yours looks sloppier than mine. I'd like to rebuild mine and use a smaller generator so I'm interested in seeing what you did.

JP

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> From: noi <v76_Birchaven@yahoo.com>
>To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 2:17 AM
>Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Inner Frame Repair:
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>Greetings:
>
>I can not speak for all 23’/rear baths, but….
>
>On mine, the gray tank was in “front” of the cut cross member (example):
>
>http://www.appliedgmc.com/prod.itml/icOid/903
>
>And the black tank was “behind” the cut cross member (example):
>
>http://www.appliedgmc.com/prod.itml/icOid/895
>
>In order to drain the gray tank, seeing as the black tank was now in the way of the “center” discharge cutout:
>
>http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=43269&title=inner-frame&cat=6042
>
>Necessitated the cutting the frame :cry:
>
>As I will only be putting back in a single “waste” tank (example):
>
>http://www.appliedgmc.com/prod.itml/icOid/837
>
>Figured I might as well strengthen the cross member while I had the inner frame out and it was easy to do!
>
>I will save the RANT about how the lower body lateral frame supports were BUTCHERED :x to get the Onan Generator in, and what it took to "fix" them, for another day.
>
>http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=43270&title=frame-butcher-1&cat=6042
>
>Carl P.
>76 Birchaven
>South of Fremont
>
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