Has your black or grey water bracket broke?
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Topic: Has your black or grey water bracket broke?
Posted By: harrypodder
Subject: Has your black or grey water bracket broke?
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 11:17am
| When I read about the bracket failure on Pods did your bracket itself break or crack or did the bolt assembly come loose and fall out? |
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 3:42pm
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Neither I used the posts and a warning and added a bracket to my black tank. No issue with grey. I've used this forum on numerous occasions to give me alerts on issues , and I fixed them before they had a negative effect. Better to be proactive than reactive. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 9:53pm
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Twice! After the first time, a second bracket was installed at the factory when it went there for repair. Two brackets weren't enough. The bolts in both came off and it was worse than the first time since the second time the valve came open and the contents of the black tank were left on the highway. I made a new bracket that is completely different from the first ones (see my mods). We already had one long trip and are in the middle of another one. This one is holding firm.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: wooleeman
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 10:11am
My bolt came loose and allowed the tube to hang. I was lucky enough that there was no damage. I replaced bolt and added an extra heavy duty wire tie as a backup. Has been ok for 2,000 miles now. No problems to date with grey water tank. ------------- 2022 RP-202 2016 RP-179 (Sold 9/2020) 2014 Silverado Crew Cab. 6-1/2' Bed Golden Retriever (DOB 6/16/2020) English Bulldog (RIP 6/15/2020) |
Posted By: Abercrombies
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 3:58pm
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We have R189, both metal straps had broken after 500+ miles. We used bungee cords as temporary fix till we could schedule repairs at our dealer.
The dealer repaired both "no charge" with the same type of metal that straps? Both were broken again in less than 300+miles!π We used the suggested advice of others on this forum, and secured the termination pipes to the frame with 2"& 3" clevis hangers. https://postimg.cc/D8fVg2dz">  πThey work great!ππΌ
Only had to add lock washers to prevent π€ͺ nut from coming loose. Thanks again for the tip on the cleavis hangers! ------------- "better than we deserve!"ππΌ Β―\_(γ)_/Β― https://postimg.cc/p9xDS55j"> 
RPOD-189 GMC Pickup Bruce & Linda |
Posted By: mpraphael
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 6:32pm
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Funny, I just read your post about the bracket breaking as I was waiting for our broken bracket to be replaced. I had never heard before about this issue, but sure enough, the black tank bracket on our 2015 178 Rpod broke as we were traveling in the Quebec boonies. Fortunate we found a Rv dealer in a smsll town who got us in right away to fix it. Hopefully it will last for the last 2500 miles. No problem - yet- with our gray water bracket. Thanks for your posts...I donβt feel so alone. Ha. ------------- Megan and Peter 2015 178 Northern Michigan |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 8:54pm
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I had relayed my broken hanger information to the factory. I also am planning on attending the 10 anniversary rally at Green River Lake State Park in Kentucky next month. Since this is an official R-Pod rally, there should be a factory representative there. If so, I plan on bringing this topic up and see if there anything is in the works or has been done to fix this recurring problem. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: mpraphael
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 9:13pm
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Great idea! Let us know what you find out. Thanks. ------------- Megan and Peter 2015 178 Northern Michigan |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 5:44pm
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Our bracket strap broke in our 4 year of owning it. Did a repair and strengthened the other bracket just in case.
Have gone from Home to Chincoteague so far and it has held well  ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: crw8sr
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 10:38pm
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Definitely have to do this repair. ------------- Chuck & Lyn Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck. |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2018 at 11:07am
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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.
------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2018 at 1:52pm
Better to be proactive and reinforce it before the original ones fail (like mine did twice  ).
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Abercrombies
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2018 at 4:15pm
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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! https://postimg.cc/D8fVg2dz">
They held well! (Our only suggestion is utilize lockwashers to secure the hangars! ππΌ ------------- "better than we deserve!"ππΌ Β―\_(γ)_/Β― https://postimg.cc/p9xDS55j">
RPOD-189 GMC Pickup Bruce & Linda |
Posted By: Billy Bob
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 10:41am
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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. ------------- 2019 RPOD 190 2017 Chev Colorado 4 X 4 Yellow Lab and English Springer Spaniel |
Posted By: Abercrombies
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 10:53am
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Glad to hear you noticed it in time!ππΌ
We used strong bungee cords and/or long heavy-duty Zipβ’ ties as backup for our clevis hangars. ππ https://postimg.cc/D8fVg2dz"> ------------- "better than we deserve!"ππΌ Β―\_(γ)_/Β― https://postimg.cc/p9xDS55j">
RPOD-189 GMC Pickup Bruce & Linda |
Posted By: PilotPodder
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 11:20am
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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/QTeQqX-dCVY https://youtu.be/0RKfAek7ITE - https://youtu.be/0RKfAek7ITE ~PP ------------- Portage, MI β 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra β https://johnmarucci.com/r-pod-video-list/ - My RPod YouTube Videos |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 1:10pm
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8 seasons under our belt, and no problems. https://postimg.cc/qtmFDBjM">  ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: Billy Bob
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 8:37pm
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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 ------------- 2019 RPOD 190 2017 Chev Colorado 4 X 4 Yellow Lab and English Springer Spaniel |
Posted By: Abercrombies
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 9:17pm
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Mine was at our dealership, but they just used the same kind of weak metal straps! Both broke again!π See if you can get them to install the clevis hangars (with lockwashers) Our dealer saw the issue and started using them. ------------- "better than we deserve!"ππΌ Β―\_(γ)_/Β― https://postimg.cc/p9xDS55j">
RPOD-189 GMC Pickup Bruce & Linda |
Posted By: swtierney
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2018 at 11:22am
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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!
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