Beap52 2,338 #1 Posted 13 hours ago The back of the my camper shell was ever so lightly loose so I decided to tighten the bolts a bit. I decided to check the other five bolts and below is what one of them looked like. One failing isn't much of an issue but if the majority of the others had rusted, this could have lead to a disaster Easy to miss some important maintenance. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,395 #2 Posted 13 hours ago Looks familar - we have Bridge supports that look like that here in RI !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 11,250 #3 Posted 13 hours ago I have had many caps on many trucks since 1978. On the aluminum one's I used 4 clamps on the short beds and 6 on the long beds. On my commercial caps always bolted down.Always good to check them. Good find 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,507 #4 Posted 12 hours ago 21 minutes ago, JCM said: Good find Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,395 #5 Posted 4 hours ago We had a Dodge Dakota at work for pickups & deliveries that had a cap... one day it came back minus the cap - it flew off on Rt 95! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 67,227 #6 Posted 56 minutes ago 11 hours ago, JCM said: On the aluminum one's I used 4 clamps on the short beds and 6 on the long beds Aluminum is very susceptible to galvanic corrosion when in contact with a dissimilar metal. Stainless steel fasteners should have been used. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,507 #7 Posted 34 minutes ago 21 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Aluminum is very susceptible to galvanic corrosion when in contact with a dissimilar metal. Stainless steel fasteners should have been used. On the few I've seen the clamps are also aluminum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
