I've got a Skyline Nomad with an A&E awning. The supports are anchored to the side wall of the trailer and one of the supports has failed. The 2" lag bolts apparently pulled out and looking inside the resulting hole I see chaos! While there's some material left it seems there's nothing solid left to fasten to. Has anyone had this problem? How can I create a backing inside those two holes sufficient to grab the lag bolts? Or are there molly bolts of sufficient size to carry that heavy awning load?
Awning Sidewall Failure
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Alfa38User
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I had that problem and decided to drill right through and use larger long bolts and nuts with a backing plate or fender washers. the nuts and washers ended up under a kitchen counter and cabinets so it does not show. I did a similar thing to one awning for the the top attachment and those bolts ended up in cabinets along the ceiling
