Difference between revisions of "Areas that rust - Cab step"

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'''N.B.''' Proper cab step repair plates are available. Look to protect the underside from water/salt in the future e.g. plastic muck deflector, heavy underseal etc.
Subsequently RTV bond was not very succesful, however step treads eventually flattened down. Obviously the new profile and holes need to be a fairly accurate match for the tread to locate and stay in place nicely.
 
'''N.B.''' Proper cab step repair plates are available. Look to protect the underside from water/salt in the future e.g. plastic muck deflector, heavy underseal etc. See below.


==Cab-step (using repair panel)==
==Cab-step (using repair panel)==

Latest revision as of 11:52, 7 October 2008

Cab-step (ad-hoc repair)

HarryMann: Ad-hoc fab and welding for cab-step

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Subsequently RTV bond was not very succesful, however step treads eventually flattened down. Obviously the new profile and holes need to be a fairly accurate match for the tread to locate and stay in place nicely.

N.B. Proper cab step repair plates are available. Look to protect the underside from water/salt in the future e.g. plastic muck deflector, heavy underseal etc. See below.

Cab-step (using repair panel)