Roof Lift Arm Bolts

[azoil]

My brother just bought a used 2004 Fleetwood Hemlock. He was going through it tightening up bolts, screws, etc. and found the nuts attaching the lift arms to the roof brackets were/are loose and in fact a couple of the nuts were missing.

That got me to wondering about my Sea Pine and I found that the same nuts are backed off quite a way from being tight. I got to thinking that it just doesn't seem right that Fleetwood would manufacture the trailer and not tighten these unless it was intentional.

Is there a chance these are not supposed to be tight in order to allow the roof to move without work softening the brackets with movement, etc?

The nuts are locking type nuts on my Sea Pine and would not have backed themselves off.

Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks

[tlhdoc]

DO NOT TIGHTEN THE NUTS ON THE LIFT ARMS!!!
 
The nuts on the lift arms are supposed to be loose, so that there is some give and take.

[azoil]

OK, Thanks for the reply doc!

There is deffinately plenty of slack in them, about 1" worth.

Thanks again for the confirmation.

DO NOT TIGHTEN THE NUTS ON THE LIFT ARMS!!!
 
The nuts on the lift arms are supposed to be loose, so that there is some give and take.

[mike4947]

As one who years ago tightened those bolts and ended up luckily only breaking one cable I will agree with Doc that they are by design left loose.