Sir Buffalo
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Okay, obviously the guide screw of my pin bracket for my WDH was not tight. Somehow someway the bracket - because it was not tight actually lifted and came to rest on top of the frame, bending during my last trip. The only thing I can think of is that when exiting a gas station their was a low dip that may have lifted the bracket and when it lowered again it actually came to rest on the frame - with the pressure of the WDH pulling down, etc the bracket actually bent.
That being said, should the bracket been bolted on to the frame. I clearly remember my last WDH on my 2002 TT was bolted along with the guide screw. I also noticed some were bolted and some were not at the last campground we were at......
What made me loose complete faith in my RV dealership just now is that they try to convince me the bracket is not to be bolted because its suppose to slide back and forth on the frame. I find that completely incorrect....sorry but I am upset.
Plus they want to charge me $59.00 for the bracket...knowing its significantly cheaper to purchase on my own and they wanted $125 to install it.
Your thoughts....sorry I needed to vent!
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NCHornet1
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What type of hitch is this? Do you have photos? I just replied to your other post regarding a simple wiring problem. Man if I were you I would never let anybody at that dealer touch my RV. Sounds like you are going to be in a fight with them. Please post their name and town they are in so others can avoid this place.
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Hornet28BHDS
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Can you take some pics?
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havedreamwilltravel
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What hitch are you using?
Without the brand - not many of us can weigh in on what exactly you can do.
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cenley
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Are you are talking about the snap up bracket? I had one of mine bend, it was a combination of a poor WDH setup (Too much tension) and the fact that I had to make some really tight uphill/downhill manuvers in a camp ground. I replaced my bracket and bought self tapping bolts and bolted the brackets to the frame.
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Sir Buffalo
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I will post pictures....give me a day or two. I have a heavy schedule tomorrow and Friday and the TT is at the dealer. Picking it up on Sat. Yes its the snap up bracket. Yes I to think it happen by a maneuver going into a deep dip and a sharp return back up...makes sense.....but all who have personnaly seen my bracket agreed the bracket would be best served by some self tapping bolts.
They want $59 for a replacement bracket.....and wanted half an hour of the shop rate of $125 to install. They made a big deal in removing it. I told the person that removing what, just pick it up without any effort and then just drop the new one on and turn the bolt a few times....
Put it this way my follow up call resulted in a call back.....
But little or no acknowledgment that about the bracket other than they will have one for me to install when I pick it up on sat.
Note, it is the same dealer re. my prev. post re. the side marker lights....trust me it is not the TV. Cannot be.
The WDH is the new model REESE WDH DUAL CAM BUT WILL VERIFY THAT ON SAT.
thank you for all your comments
as for the name of the dealer
let me pick it up first
will report back on sAT
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agesilaus
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I'm fairly sure that Reese says that it is OK to weld the brackets on if you want. Look on their website in the FAQ
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BrokenElbow
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I a bent a snap up bracket on my HP Dual Cam setup when I went over a hump in the road outside of my storage yard.
I replaced the bent bracket and bolted both brackets to the frame using a single self tapping bolt I got at n/c from Reese tech support. I drilled out the square cutout in each bracket and into the frame with the suggested starter hole for the bolt size. That was last year and so far so good.
Another method is to make a 1/8" x 6" x 6" backing plate for the inside of the frame and drill through both sides of the frame and the backplate and use a longer thinner through bolt and locknut. Some folks think this second method is even more secure. I think either method works well.
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QCMan
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If you want it I have an extra bracket that you can have for free. You can't be that far away on Long Island! Please do post the dealer name so we can stay away from it.
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JTCR
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I bent my left snap up bracket last week on my Reese dual cam hp. Called Reese and they sent me new bracket no charge. Still don't know why bracket bent. It must have bent when I was backing on to camping site.
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