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Compartment Bays (fiberglass panels)

Hay out there !    I was wondering if anyone has a easy solution to this problem ?  Sense we bought our 96 U320 last June I have worked on many  different problems ,  Elect-Plumbing-Ect. Anyways most of these things are behind those white fiberglass panels. Well over the years of people taking off those panels most all the holes are striped out of that thin aluminium angel behind. Really don't want to drill new holes next to old holes, because that would not look good. Is there any kind of little,somethings to fix it ?????????????    I thought of Aluminium welder in a 2 part tube, but it may strip right out.
                        Thanks      Art
Art
1997 Prevost 40'
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Re: Compartment Bays (fiberglass panels)

Reply #1 –
Rivnuts, used in aircraft. Made by Goodyear. Any aircraft parts/supply house should have then. But you will also need the tool to seat them.
1993 U300, 6v92
build 4366
USAF retired, Flight Engineer, C124, C130
 ATP, A & E.  & ex AI

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Reply #2 –
Bill!  Thanks for the quick reply, I am a tool kind of guy, but i'm not sure what that looks like, do you have a Link or a picture.
                Thanks  Art
Art
1997 Prevost 40'
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Reply #4 –
Or just use a tap and thread the hole to the very next larger diameter thread pattern and use machine screws.

Brett
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
Moderator, ForeForum 2001-
Moderator Diesel RV Club 2002-
Moderator, FMCA Forum 2009-2020
Chairman FMCA Technical Advisory Committee 2011-2020

Re: Compartment Bays (fiberglass panels)

Reply #5 –
Rivnuts work real well - maybe a bit overkill for a light weight panel.  When I installed a new 80 pound inverter to the wall of a basement bulkhead I used rivnuts to go into the bulkheads 2x2 steel tubing.  No worries about the screws stripping out of the tube wall.  I've found other uses since then when I'm concerned the tube wall might be too thin to hold the screw reliably.
I recommend steel rivnuts.
Seems like I'm always linking to McMaster-Carr but that is where I bought mine: McMaster-Carr
Looks like the tool is around $30
John Fitzgerald
1991 U300 (SAI) Side Aisle Island Bed 40'
Detroit 6V92 with Allison Retarder
Meridian (Boise), Idaho

Re: Compartment Bays (fiberglass panels)

Reply #6 –
Quote from: prevostart –
Hay out there !    I was wondering if anyone has a easy solution to this problem ?  Sense we bought our 96 U320 last June I have worked on many  different problems ,  Elect-Plumbing-Ect. Anyways most of these things are behind those white fiberglass panels. Well over the years of people taking off those panels most all the holes are striped out of that thin aluminium angel behind. Really don't want to drill new holes next to old holes, because that would not look good. Is there any kind of little,somethings to fix it ?????????????    I thought of Aluminium welder in a 2 part tube, but it may strip right out.
                        Thanks      Art

I used clipnuts.

Rick

Re: Compartment Bays (fiberglass panels)

Reply #7 –
Rick!  Thanks  for the tip on clipnuts, just finished worked great.
                          Art
Art
1997 Prevost 40'
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