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Hi guys,
I'm hoping you guys can come up with some viable alternatives to a problem I'm having regarding the above. I'm trying to switch the Toyota tie down point to a proper rated recovery anchor. The problem is that on trying to remove the Toyota point it appears that one of the welded nuts inside the chassis member to which the tie down bolts attach has sheared off. No problem I guess, I can cut through the bolt, tedious as it will be. However, in order to now attach the proper rated recovery hook I will need access inside the chassis member, firstly to retrieve the broken nut and secondly to line up the new nut with which the new rated anchor hook needs to bolt on to. The only way around this I can see is one of the following:
1. Forget the rated anchor point and use some sort of rated sling around this same point on the chassis for snatching? Don't know if such a thing exists? Or possibly feeding the end of the snatch strap around the chassis and back through itself?
2. Cut a small side window to allow access to the inside of chassis member to retrieve broken nut and fix new one. Would this weaken the chassis member or create a potential corrosion site? If I were to reweld the cut window back again would that resolve both of these concerns?
3. Forget this side and use the bolt holes on the other side to attach the rated recovery anchor. The trouble with this is that the exhaust pipe would be in the way and have to be rerouted.
Some people might suggest just using a hitch receiver anchor (which I already have), however, I wish to be able to do a recovery with my camper trailer still attached (ie running the snatch strap under the trailer)
I have attached a photo of the recalcitrant Toyota tie down point so you can see what I'm talking about.
Any useful suggestions appreciated...
Cheers
Bryan
I'm hoping you guys can come up with some viable alternatives to a problem I'm having regarding the above. I'm trying to switch the Toyota tie down point to a proper rated recovery anchor. The problem is that on trying to remove the Toyota point it appears that one of the welded nuts inside the chassis member to which the tie down bolts attach has sheared off. No problem I guess, I can cut through the bolt, tedious as it will be. However, in order to now attach the proper rated recovery hook I will need access inside the chassis member, firstly to retrieve the broken nut and secondly to line up the new nut with which the new rated anchor hook needs to bolt on to. The only way around this I can see is one of the following:
1. Forget the rated anchor point and use some sort of rated sling around this same point on the chassis for snatching? Don't know if such a thing exists? Or possibly feeding the end of the snatch strap around the chassis and back through itself?
2. Cut a small side window to allow access to the inside of chassis member to retrieve broken nut and fix new one. Would this weaken the chassis member or create a potential corrosion site? If I were to reweld the cut window back again would that resolve both of these concerns?
3. Forget this side and use the bolt holes on the other side to attach the rated recovery anchor. The trouble with this is that the exhaust pipe would be in the way and have to be rerouted.
Some people might suggest just using a hitch receiver anchor (which I already have), however, I wish to be able to do a recovery with my camper trailer still attached (ie running the snatch strap under the trailer)
I have attached a photo of the recalcitrant Toyota tie down point so you can see what I'm talking about.
Any useful suggestions appreciated...
Cheers
Bryan
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