Travel Trailer Bent Axle Symptoms - Best Travel Trailers
As We Travel April 2014
Travel Trailer Bent Axle Symptoms - Best Travel Trailers. You may want to bring it to a shop that works on trailers or an rv dealer. It is also possible the frame of the trailer is bent if it had been struck or overloaded enough.
As We Travel April 2014
You will want to inspect the suspension components for anything broken or signs of severe wear. But like i said, hard to tell from pics. With front tire on, the rear hangs, then with rear tire on, the front will hang and increase tongue load. This allows the axle to flatten out when it is loaded and have the proper camber. I think i bent a trailer axle this weekend. Replace the current 3,500 pound axles with new 3,500 pound axles that have new brakes and spring hardware, thus replacing and/or fixing all the current issues with the camper. That distance left to right on your tt is 68 as shown in the alignment report. I ruined a tire that had been on the trailer for two years and wearing well. Your axle may be flipped to the wrong side of the leaf springs. Unhitch and weigh the tow vehicle first, getting weights for the front and rear axles.
I think he overloaded it with a large backhoe, the poor trailer is a single wheel tandem with 8 lug wheels, so i'm assuming 7 or 8,000 pound rating. I ruined a tire that had been on the trailer for two years and wearing well. You will want to inspect the suspension components for anything broken or signs of severe wear. These bolts hold the axle to the shackle springs. I have on it a 16 foot sylvan pro select aluminum fishing boat with a 112. The arch in the axle in the center is pointing “up” so the top of the wheel is bent “out” and the bottom of the wheel is bent “in”. When backing up curbs are always a danger to things hidden under your trailer. Unhitch and weigh the tow vehicle first, getting weights for the front and rear axles. I think i bent a trailer axle this weekend. Took the trailer to an axle place yesterday and they straightened the axle. Wear on one edge only indicates a bent axle or spindle, or misaligned suspension.
