How would you fix a tour pack crack?
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Road Warrior
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How would you fix a tour pack crack?
Let's say the tether to the tour pack lid snapped causing the lid to flop all the way open and let's say the tour pack now has a crack in it about 5 inches long next to the forward hinge. How would you fix it? Not that this happened to me...just saying. ;-)
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I would scuff it up really good and put a coat of 2 part epoxy (plastic welding system) and reinforcit with some sheet metal then another coat of epoxy.
This is only if it would actually happen....LOL
This is only if it would actually happen....LOL
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I'd call around to a few body shops and see who is experienced in working with fiberglass /plastics and good at it too, and then take your tour pak to them, let them look at it, get as much information from you can from them on repairs, and then decide if you can/want to fix it right, or pay them to do it, or buy another one.
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Many guys have used JB Weld with success. (on the inside of course)
BTW, tell whomever this happened to to always have a backup tether wrapped around the factory tether to prevent this from happening again. I use some small 300# test nylon line, tied around the bottom fastener, then wrap the line like a candy cane stripe around the stock tether and tie the top end off around the top fastener. If the cable breaks or pulls out of the eyelets, this will work. If the fasteners pull out or break, it wont. But what's the chances of the fasteners breaking?
What part the cable broke anyway?
BTW, tell whomever this happened to to always have a backup tether wrapped around the factory tether to prevent this from happening again. I use some small 300# test nylon line, tied around the bottom fastener, then wrap the line like a candy cane stripe around the stock tether and tie the top end off around the top fastener. If the cable breaks or pulls out of the eyelets, this will work. If the fasteners pull out or break, it wont. But what's the chances of the fasteners breaking?
What part the cable broke anyway?
Last edited by Lowcountry Joe; Feb 22, 2013 at 08:19 AM.
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It depends on how important the looks of the tour pack are to you. The things mentioned above will certainly fix the structure, but the crack on the surface will remain. The body work required to repair that would be substantial. At that point, I would just get a different one off of Ebay or just order a new one.
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If you're not concerned with aesthetics, post fix then duct tape it. By the time you pay to have someone dk with it, repaint, etc. it will be far cheaper to just buy a new one from HD.
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I would drill a 1/8 hole on both ends of the crack to keep it from cracking more, and then fix the crack by dishing out the inside and repairing then dishing the outside and repairing.
The materials used for repairing would be different with SMC (Gray on the inside) and plastic (black on the inside)
The materials used for repairing would be different with SMC (Gray on the inside) and plastic (black on the inside)
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Road Warrior
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depends on what year it is also 05 and back were fiberglass 06 and up arePVC I would think the repair would be differant on the two
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Plastics like PVC or ABS can be welded. Harbor Freight sells hot air, hand held plastic welders. The rod used MUST be the same material as the tourpak, otherwise it will not stick. I have welded up cracks in plastic tanks, pvc piping etc. A friend of mine welded a crack in the fender of his fourwheeler ATV.
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Road Warrior
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Many guys have used JB Weld with success. (on the inside of course)
BTW, tell whomever this happened to to always have a backup tether wrapped around the factory tether to prevent this from happening again. I use some small 300# test nylon line, tied around the bottom fastener, then wrap the line like a candy cane stripe around the stock tether and tie the top end off around the top fastener. If the cable breaks or pulls out of the eyelets, this will work. If the fasteners pull out or break, it wont. But what's the chances of the fasteners breaking?
What part the cable broke anyway?
BTW, tell whomever this happened to to always have a backup tether wrapped around the factory tether to prevent this from happening again. I use some small 300# test nylon line, tied around the bottom fastener, then wrap the line like a candy cane stripe around the stock tether and tie the top end off around the top fastener. If the cable breaks or pulls out of the eyelets, this will work. If the fasteners pull out or break, it wont. But what's the chances of the fasteners breaking?
What part the cable broke anyway?
Thanks