Today's episode of redneck engineering :-)

[Pushbutton2]

Here is the back story.

Got to remove a nut to replace the broken part.
Arms are to short.

I took this pic as I was putting new part on. I used same method to take the nut off.


I thought I could pop rivet it from inside the trailer. The holes on the new part were to large a diameter for the pop rivet to get a bite on.
Riveting from the inside would have been the ideal way. The heads of the rivets are round and smooth. Which makes them less likely to catch and tear freight, however since it's so close to floor level I instead used ¼" bolts.

In the proceeding picture I show how I held the part in place after lining up the holes on the outside. I know logic would dictate that I SHOULD'VE noticed how big the holes were on the new part. I didn't.
It's nice to be imaginative when you work by yourself.

[Jspradley]

If it works it's not a stupid idea.... lol

[Jon B]

That sir is getting it done.

[AntlerCollector]

Where there's a will, there's a way

[gmagsdad]

It ain't how you get there, it's how you arrive.

[TxSon1836]

redneck ingenuity at its finest!

[7sdad]

Good job !

[Muskles]

That'll work, that third hand comes in handy!

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[bboswell]

Kudos to you.

Too many today would have thrown their hands up till they got some help....

[Texas Grown]

Ingenious. And I don't see what's "redneck" about it. That's the way I do most things....

[double bogey]

And that nut was a nylock too. Hard to turn so it has to be backed up all the way in or out.

[Snowflake Killa]

Good thinking

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