Has your black or grey water bracket broke?

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   We went on our first few trips with the OEM straps and never had a problem. After reading the horror stories of what could happen, I added a pair of Clevis hangars which are quite stout. The old straps are still there, so I'm hoping this works going forward.

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GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628	Topic: Has your black or grey water bracket broke? Posted: 26 Sep 2018 at 11:07am
	We went on our first few trips with the OEM straps and never had a problem. After reading the horror stories of what could happen, I added a pair of Clevis hangars which are quite stout. The old straps are still there, so I'm hoping this works going forward.
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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Posted: 26 Sep 2018 at 1:52pm
	Better to be proactive and reinforce it before the original ones fail (like mine did twice ).
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Abercrombies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Jun 2018 Location: NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Posted: 26 Sep 2018 at 4:15pm
	Our factory "installed" sewer termination straps broke twice within two months of ownership! We followed this forum's advice an installed the "clevis hangar" fix prior to our 2800+miles trip! They held well! (Our only suggestion is utilize lockwashers to secure the hangars! 👍🏼
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Billy Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Boulder City, N Online Status: Offline Posts: 103	Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 10:41am
	The hanger on my black strap just broke. Luckily I saw it leaving my camping spot. Used rope to rehang it. I should have been proactive like Stephen said.
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Abercrombies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Jun 2018 Location: NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 10:53am
	Glad to hear you noticed it in time!👍🏼 We used strong bungee cords and/or long heavy-duty Zip™ ties as backup for our clevis hangars. 😉👆
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PilotPodder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 May 2016 Location: Portage, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 305	Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 11:20am
	My black tank bolt came off coming back from FL this past winter. I put a couple videos together showing what I did, both the bolt replacement and pipe strap used. Haven't had any issue since and I've put quite a bit of mileage on since. This is a fix that was < $10 total. Here are the links to the videos: https://youtu.be/QTeQqX-dCVY https://youtu.be/0RKfAek7ITE ~PP
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marwayne Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002	Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 1:10pm
	8 seasons under our belt, and no problems.
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Billy Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Boulder City, N Online Status: Offline Posts: 103	Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 8:37pm
	So I have it roped up and it is holding. Question....it is going in for warranty repairs shortly. Would their broken hanger be covered? Trailer new this summer
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Abercrombies Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Jun 2018 Location: NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 9:17pm
	Mine was at our dealership, but they just used the same kind of weak metal straps! Both broke again!👎 See if you can get them to install the clevis hangars (with lockwashers) Our dealer saw the issue and started using them.
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swtierney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01 Oct 2018 Location: Boise Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 04 Oct 2018 at 11:22am
	Just this weekend was on a trip as we came out to the highway off some washboard roads the bolt came out and the discharge tube hit the road for about a 1/4 mile before I noticed it. Luckily it held in before anything truly bad happened. Bringing it to the shop next week for repair then will be securing with some clevis hangers for extra insurance! We have only owned ours since June, yikes!