Hard top bolt holes cracking
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From: B.F.E.
Hard top bolt holes cracking
My bronco loves going topless except for days with a good chance of rain.
I put the top back on yesterday and saw that top three bolt holes of my hard top are starting to get worse ,when I bought the bronco a year ago I had seen this but it was minor cracking ,due to over tightening I'm sure,but taking the top off and putting it back on has started to make it worse ,I thought about larger washers or putting a straight piece of mettle across there but not sure.
Does anyone have this problem and have some advice?
I put the top back on yesterday and saw that top three bolt holes of my hard top are starting to get worse ,when I bought the bronco a year ago I had seen this but it was minor cracking ,due to over tightening I'm sure,but taking the top off and putting it back on has started to make it worse ,I thought about larger washers or putting a straight piece of mettle across there but not sure.
Does anyone have this problem and have some advice?
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From: N. Gwinnett Co. Georgia
The larger the area you can spread the "load", the better off you are. If you can get some T6 aluminum about 1/4" thick and cut it to fit the area with a 1" leg out to each side and as wide as you can make it, you will be happy with the results. Just lightly radius the edges so they don't snag or cut anything.
