![]() Something this far gone may just burn up if you try to weld it, and even if you can get something to stick, the weld might be so contaminated as to be worthless. Besides the health risk, welding galvanized is difficult under good conditions. ![]() If the crossmember wasn't galvanized, and if it wasn't so corroded welding a scab plate would be fine. Double check, but the heavy bolts may be grade 5 - are you buying the hardware on your own, or are you buying the EZ Loader hardware kits? Trailer parts replacement is pretty straight forward - put it back on the same way you took it off. Relatively inexpensive, small enough to handle easily, but a quality-built one will have plenty of power to do what you want. What you want is something like a 4-1/2" angle grinder. I'm hoping the best for you, but my gut is telling me you might be in for a bigger job than you're thinking.ĭremels are great little tools. Based on the pics, I wouldn't trust trailering it. ![]() If it were me, I'd take it off the trailer in my driveway. It also looks like the bunk hardware is due for replacement. If one is bad, the others are never far behind.Īre you planning on trailering the boat with that crossmember like that? From the picture it looks like it's about ready to snap in half as soon as you get out of your driveway. Have you verified that the other crossmembers are not rusted, also? Take a small hammer and tap firmly on the bottom of the other crossmembers and see what happens. Any advice is much appreciated.Īre your brake lines inside the crossmembers? ![]() Here are some pictures of what I'm dealing with. Does replacing a crossmember just involve removing the support bolts and the bolts connecting the crossmember to the bunk, then removing the crossmember and replacing it with the new one?Īlso what is a good method for quickly removing old, corroded nuts and bolts? Is there a cutting tool that is recommended? I have used my Dremel and a special metal-cutting disc previously for this but it took quite a while per bolt and I'd like to remove the bolts as quickly as I can. I plan on putting the boat in the water then working on the trailer to replace the crossmember but I've never tried something like this before. I have ordered the replacement crossmember from ez loader's online catalog: The bottom of the forward-most crossmember piece has corroded and the crossmember as well as numerous nuts/bolts needs to be replaced. I have a year 2000 ez loader trailer which I believe is a model TEZ 17-20/22'. ![]()
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