Separation Anxiety!
My trailer was ready to have the dreaded rear end separation because the rear c-channel that bolted the body to the flooring was nothing more than rust dust. Had I not fixed it before towing, it would certainly have happened. That along with the black water tank dropping out on the highway. Brown trout flowing down stream! The following pictures show the repair.
Nasty mess of rusted steel that would surely result in rear end separation.
Another shot of the nasty c-channel that wasn't supporting anything.
The cancer removed.
The fix from the inside at the rear hatch.
Another shot of the bolts going down through a steel rail on top of the aluminum c-channel that attaches to the floor. This is right below the rear hatch door. Good thing I had most of the bathroom removed anyway.
Another view from underneath.
It is hard to explain, but that c-channel is 1" x 2" x 1/8" and filled with with a 1" x 6" pressure treated board making a solid as a rock beam that is tied in to the original flooring that was still in good shape.
Click on the thumbnail below for a detail view of how this works.
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