Outlaw Bow Rail
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Outlaw Bow Rail
One of the bolts holding my bow rail is coming loose; which allows water to seep into the cabin. I tried tightening the allen head on top; but, it just turns the whole cylinder thingy below. I assume there is a nut or something on the underside; but, gaining access would require cuting my headliner up. Any ideas on how to tighten this?
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You could try to take the bolt out, coat it in 4200/5200 and reseat it. Won't help with the structural integrity, but may stop the leak. Just don't back it out too far where it drops the nut underneath.
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There in lies the problem. I can't get the bolt out and don't really know what lies below in the cabin. I suspect there is a hex head bolt; but, without cutting the headliner out, I can't tell.
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Not to hijack your thread, but have the same issue on the aft most screw or bolt in the rail on my 272. Does anyone know if it's a Philips head screw, or a hex bolt? Was gonna try to tighten it through the headliner. Thanx!