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Mud flap mounting hole wearing through

The stainless rubber backed mud flap is held by 2 anchoring points using threaded oval screw clamps mounted between the frame and the steel bar attached to the mud flap.    The hole in the steel bar is wearing through pretty bad and ready to bust thru.  Any recommendations on replacment with a more reliable mount to avoid the risk of bye bye mud flap? 
Fiddler
1959 Parris Island grad
40' 2001 U320 Build 5875
1999 Suburban K1500 toad
1986 Corvette Pacecar
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Re: Mud flap mounting hole wearing through

Reply #1 –
New steel bar--try Fastenal
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1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
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Re: Mud flap mounting hole wearing through

Reply #2 –
Hi Fiddler,

You might take it to a welder to him add metal to the area what is wearing through. That is what I did. Should be good for another 10 years.
Jim

2002 U320
Jim Frerichs
2002 U320 42'

Re: Mud flap mounting hole wearing through

Reply #3 –
Take the flap off and move the holes over about 1" and replace. No one will notice it being offset.
JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
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jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
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Re: Mud flap mounting hole wearing through

Reply #4 –
I took the bar off, turned it upside down and drilled new holes.  Good for another 15 years.

Rich
Rich and Peggy Bowman
2002 U270 3610 WTFS, build #5939--"Freedom"
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit 4xe
SMI AirForceOne brake system
PakCanoe 15

Re: Mud flap mounting hole wearing through

Reply #5 –
We drilled new holes, used two oval connectors on each side, four in total.  Redundancy is the best way to eliminate the bye byes.  Never felt safe with just two mounting points, if one broke, it would be a big mess and danger to following traffic.

Re: Mud flap mounting hole wearing through

Reply #6 –
When we had an SOB we left our mudflap at the intersection of I-8 and I-5 at rush hour. At the next RV park someone asked if we were going back to get it. Not a chance!
Larry
1996 U295 36'
Build # 4805
Actually we sold it but just like to lurk
 

Re: Mud flap mounting hole wearing through

Reply #7 –
We drilled new holes and went from 1/2 chain link to 5/8 clevis connectors. It cuts down on the swaying back and forth of the flap and less wear metal to metal.
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Lynn & Marilyn Sickel
Tollville, AR
1997  U320  40'
2021 Chevrolet Silverado pickup
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