Finally, work done

[Miriam C.]

Miriam...in response to a way earlier post regarding tightening bolts...without a "guy" or a compressor...use a "cheater" pipe on the ratchet/breaker bar handle....an extra 18" or 2' will make you invincible....just slip it onto the handle and wrench away...however, a ratchet can be broken doing this...I never have...just my user beware warning....just an idea, but you may have thought about that....Doug

Well Doug
You are right on all counts. But to do this a person would have to take the axle off and turn the trailer over cause the ground is too tall. I was going to do it that way but Mike got it first. He actually had to pull not push and used a straight bar cause it was longer. Really not something I could do.

I did wonder if a hammer wouldn't knock the bolt in then just screw the nut on. They were too expensive to play with so I let it go.

Thanks for the advice.
Miriam

[Miriam C.]

Hi Miriam, Sounds like you have an earth problem with power leaking through. Make sure all earths have a good contact to the frame and that the earth lead on the vehicle is the same.
Cheers
Paul

Well the van is wired and the cheapy clearance lights are now really grounded. See in my efforts to not have rust I drilled all holes, primed all holes 2 times, and enamelled all holes 2 times. The cheapy clearance lights ground through the screw, which I intentionally got slightly small. NO metal to metal on either one.

Thank you Paul for the sage advice. I will try to not be anal about rust in the future.
Miriam

[PaulC]

Hi Miriam, Here's a tip for your next build With my lights I've taken the earth back to an earth block so that all lights/lamps earth out at one point. If I have an earth problem, such as yours, all I need to do is go to one point to check. Now if the wire comes away at the lamp

And there is nothing anal in worrying about rust.

Cheers
Paul