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Post by CC Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:25 am

Is it just me that has issues with these plastic bed feet frequently breaking? Why the legs can’t have a metal blank end with a screw in support is beyond me, they always break at the plastic surround, away in Italy & suffered another casualty, will have to obtain some spares when I’m next at Auto-Sleepers if I can… 

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Post by Paulmold Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:31 am

Next time, insert the square bit then put a large washer between the screw and the insert, spreads the load and the impact.

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Post by billyc Fri Sep 20, 2024 5:32 pm

I have drilled and put self tapping screws through the metal legs at the level of the top of the plastic inserts.. hopefully this will last. Time will tell.
It's a rubbishy cheap design and even replacement ones are probably going to break again
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Post by CC Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:46 am

Paulmold wrote:Next time, insert the square bit then put a large washer between the screw and the insert, spreads the load and the impact.

I’m not sure I understand where the washer goes Paul? It’s the insert that pushes in the leg tube that always breaks, only way I can see is to put a nut lower down on the thread then a washer on top of that then adjust? Would be so much better if the leg tubes just had a nut welded in the base of the tube then screw the foot into that.

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Post by Monty-Plym Sat Sep 28, 2024 12:23 pm

You need to spread the load from the thread exerted onto the bottom of the plastic insert by adding a nut and a suitable washer as shown in the attached photo. I used a nut that has a combined washer, have had no problems at all.
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Post by Paulmold Sat Sep 28, 2024 12:31 pm

I didn't explain it well but that's exactly what I was getting at.

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Post by CC Sun Sep 29, 2024 10:39 am

Thanks guys… yes that’s kind of what I thought  up!

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Post by Dave Gee Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:03 am

Ours broke while we were away too, ended up shaving down a wine cork and pushing it in.  It's still there..
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