DavidGraves
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2016
- Messages
- 1,275
An FWC owner traveling mainland Mexico reported a problem with his aluminum, open hook factory supplied turnbuckles on the FWC owners Facebook page......
David Graves
David Graves
That sounds reasonable to me. Personally, I generally only "hand tighten" but have good access to the turnbuckles so can get a good look at, and feel, for the tension. Also use a 1/2" thick rubber anti fatigue mat under the camper. I think it helps keep the camper from moving around so easily and adds some cushion for flexing. Don't really see the need to keep the TBs super tight. Jam nuts, like in the pic you show, prevent the TBs from spinning loose.john cotterman said:What is too tight with a turnbuckle? That might be the problem. I tighten by hand and then 1/2 additional turn with screw driver inside.
I have had the same experience as you. My Granby was installed and only taken off twice for a few weeks. Since then after 25,000 miles knock on wood only a tiny bit loose on one after Big Bend and after some Colorado BLM excursions here otherwise even though I check at least once a week they are always tight.trikebubble said:We have had our camper on full time for 1 year now, and appx. 20K km of travel. That includes a 6500+KM trek up to Tuk and back, along with multiple off-road (as in 4-Lo uphill-overhill-downhill rough terrain type stuff) and have not had any turnbuckle related issues at all. About a month after getting the camper home, I checked the turnbuckles and one was a little less-tight than the other,s probably just from settling in. I added a jam nut to each turnbuckle and since then they have remained totally tight. I check them on regular basis (this past weekend actually) and they are as snug as the day I installed the jam nuts.