The tubes that go from the side panels of the top into the tub have been
cut off. It was to make it easier to take the top off and on. See
attached. I wish somebody had just looked at it and loosened the striker
screws! Inside the tub is a tube diameter hole about 8" down.
So I am looking at them and thinking I should repair the
damage. I could turn extensions of the same outside diameter and put
a shoulder to make a sliding fit on the inside diameter of the stubs. I
would then secure the extensions with Loctite shaft sealant of JB weld.
Should I bother? Were the long tubes of structural importance?
Scot
cut off. It was to make it easier to take the top off and on. See
attached. I wish somebody had just looked at it and loosened the striker
screws! Inside the tub is a tube diameter hole about 8" down.
So I am looking at them and thinking I should repair the
damage. I could turn extensions of the same outside diameter and put
a shoulder to make a sliding fit on the inside diameter of the stubs. I
would then secure the extensions with Loctite shaft sealant of JB weld.
Should I bother? Were the long tubes of structural importance?
Scot