Bulkhead Issue
I am hoping that those of you with experience repairing bulkhead issues can help clarify what I need to do. If I am understanding the information I have read here on the forum, the most serious issues involve separation between the angle iron and the box tubing at the front and back, which are attached using Rolok bolts installed horizontally. When I inspected the bulkhead on my 2004 U270, I did not see separation between the angle and the box beam, and while I do not currently have access to a torque wrench, I was not able to budge any of the bolts (I unspectacular I applied more than 250 inch pounds).
What I did see was extensive rust on the bottom of the box beam where the fiberglass underbelly overlaps it. A layer of rubber undercoating had been applied previously, but in places it had separated. I scraped a substantial amount of rust from between the beam and the fiberglass. My question is what I need to do to fix the,problem. If the Roloks are OK (I will get a torque wrench to test them),do I just need to address the rust? If so, how do I get access to it? Can the fiberglass panel be removed? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Dave Bennett
2004 U270
Topic: Bulkhead Issue