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Last Changed 10/31/2009 |
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We make use of our time on the farm to do a lot of the maintenance that is hard to do in a regular RV park. While Mark was
doing the lubrication job on the trailer suspension, he noticed that one of the rubber springs had a bond separation. Communication with the
manufacturer, MOR/ryde, resulted in a replacement spring being shipped to us. This is the replacement. |
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You can see how the rubber is separating from the steel plate. This is a rare problem. | |
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After raising the trailer, we took the wheel off. | |
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Mark is removing the old spring. Note how the wheels next to mark are off the ground. We used our BigFoot Leveling system in manual mode to raise the trailer. |
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The directions said to use a bottle jack to help raise the idler back into position. We found out bottle jack too tall. Luckily, the farm has a floor jack. | |
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Mark is tightening the bolts that hold the rubber spring. | |
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The new rubber spring installed. | |
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A view of the hydraulic disk brake assembly. | |
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With no load on the old rubber spring, the separation is almost not visible. | |
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You can barely see the separation. | |
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