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Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 01-12-2021, 08:21 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
My Sunline was sitting in a park not moved, for...

My Sunline was sitting in a park not moved, for the first 5 years of life from original owner. I've owned the trailer since 2003, but only use it once or twice a year, for longer 1-2 week vacations....
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 12-30-2020, 03:17 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Clearance Issue's,

Okay, you probably thought that this long winded thread was over, well I had to post one last concern that maybe would help someone that may be interested in installing the Lippert Road Armor...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 10-15-2020, 09:18 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
After finding the rear axle was out of alignment,...

After finding the rear axle was out of alignment, I went back to checking all of the hanger dimensions and if they were welded on straight. The hangers were all the exact same distance on the left...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 10-13-2020, 08:22 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Checking Alignment, Back Axle

I just wanted to say that this whole suspension topic has been a real learning experience and many of the techniques I show may not seem significant, but the all add up to getting better...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 10-11-2020, 08:58 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Checking Alignment

Well I've been busy with family and other things that put my trailer suspension project on hold for over 2 months now. I had to refresh my memory where I left off on things as I don't retain stuff...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-30-2020, 09:27 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Axle Alignment check

I've been busy with other things and just work on the trailer when I have some spare time. I wanted to go through the alignment check based off of things I picked up from some of JohnB's and Tod's...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-23-2020, 11:35 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
After getting back to work and wire brushing the...

After getting back to work and wire brushing the u-bolt bottom bracket, I noticed that it was deformed. This is a good discussion point of my last post on re-torqueing. Over time with the movement...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-23-2020, 10:03 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Hi John, I got the curb side suspension...

Hi John,
I got the curb side suspension installed, and I'll finish the drivers side today. I have some pictures of the modified Road Armor wet pivot bolt, the installed leaf springs, and the...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-19-2020, 02:16 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Hi John, I've been thinking about your comments...

Hi John, I've been thinking about your comments and reviewing the construction of the Road Armor in the video parts cut away and have some observations. FYI, I looked at was 1/2" bushing with...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-17-2020, 02:56 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm like to...

If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm like to know every aspect of what I'm doing on projects and how things work (sometimes to detailed). So I had to remove the Road Armor pivot bolt even though I...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-17-2020, 01:27 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Hi John, I just went on the LCI website:...

Hi John,
I just went on the LCI website: https://support.lci1.com/road-armor
From this link, go to the manuals button. The blue Road Armor is shown as OEM, but doesn't say to what manufacturer. ...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-15-2020, 08:24 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
I just wanted to add a couple of other pictures...

I just wanted to add a couple of other pictures with a few more comments to follow up on the last post. Three of the four pictures are just both ends of the leaf's with the bushings installed. The...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-15-2020, 07:45 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Today I worked on installing bushings in spring...

Today I worked on installing bushings in spring eyes. First to back track a little, the leaf springs I'm working on are the second set (curb side) that were reamed by John, my machinist friend. ...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-12-2020, 08:43 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Thanks John, I'll be checking the alignment once...

Thanks John, I'll be checking the alignment once I get things back together. I liked Tod's tongue setup using the ball to measure to front axle, so I'll be using that setup.

I've been busy with...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-04-2020, 07:43 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
https://www.dexteraxle.com/docs/defa...rsn=d8dfe04...

https://www.dexteraxle.com/docs/defa...rsn=d8dfe048_0[/url]

On PDF page 3 of 7 (bottom of manual page says 67 of the main manual) it states during the inspection that worn spring eye bushings need...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-03-2020, 08:08 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
John, first of all I apologize for taking up so...

John, first of all I apologize for taking up so much of your time, I know you respond to many other posts on this forum, besides all of your projects going on. My point with some of the things I...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 07-01-2020, 08:20 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
John, received my new National Bronze (NB)...

John, received my new National Bronze (NB) bushings today and was amazed at the quality compared to the MorRyde (MR) bronze bushing that came with the HD shackle kit, see pictures. The MR bushings...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-30-2020, 08:26 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
I thought I show the curb side reamed leaf spring...

I thought I show the curb side reamed leaf spring eyes. All of the holes reamed nicely around the other side, so I saw no need to show more pictures. When I went to check the hole size with the...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-29-2020, 08:46 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
In reply to your comments here. I'm assuming...

In reply to your comments here. I'm assuming standard spring eye standard to be close to the nominal 11/16" id (0.687"). I measured 3 bushings, they averaged 0.692". I think the eye is probably a...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-28-2020, 05:04 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
John, I consider myself a very mechanical minded...

John, I consider myself a very mechanical minded person. I've worked on all of my own cars, motorcycles and such since I was a teenager. I've only had a travel trailer since ~2000. I have the...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-27-2020, 07:03 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
This is the other spring, on the curb side. I...

This is the other spring, on the curb side. I will be taking these in to ream them out to 3/4" and see how the come out.

John, I know you looked at and commented on the off square spring eye from...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-27-2020, 06:45 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
I wanted to add a little more to the Delrin...

I wanted to add a little more to the Delrin comments below.





I was investigating other potential bushing materials beside bronze and nylon. I didn't come up with Delrin out of the blue, it...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-26-2020, 01:29 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
So I got info back from the Dupont Technical guy...

So I got info back from the Dupont Technical guy about the inquiry to Delrin. He suggested that Delrin 150 NC010 is probably a good fit for our application. Here is a data sheet.
...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-25-2020, 08:41 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
John, Here's the drivers side rear spring, #3 is...

John, Here's the drivers side rear spring, #3 is equalizer/shackle and #4 is the rear frame hanger. So on this spring, #3 spring didn't clean up as well as other 3 eyes. Looking at the eye...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-25-2020, 07:35 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
I have some pictures of the drivers side front...

I have some pictures of the drivers side front and rear leaf spring eye's after reaming them out to 0.750" from the original bore of 0.688"
There are 2 views of each eye, the back side and the eye...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-25-2020, 12:56 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
When you get your new equalizer, can you take a...

When you get your new equalizer, can you take a few pics and let me know the pin to pin X and Y dimensions? I may consider one of them on mine as the Original Trail aire rubber is starting to crack....
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-24-2020, 10:04 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
I contacted the guy at that website about bushing...

I contacted the guy at that website about bushing materials. I was kind of surprised that he didn't really have much knowledge of using different materials in leaf springs, except upgrading to...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-24-2020, 09:56 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
You probably found one of the same links I saw...

You probably found one of the same links I saw from Heartland RV. I've been looking at some many different websites and forums, I can't keep track of them. I thought I may have found a couple of...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-22-2020, 06:40 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Hi John, here's some answers or comments to your...

Hi John, here's some answers or comments to your last post.




I brought 2 of my springs to my machinist friend John D. today. I explained the issue with the leaf eye and talked to him about...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-17-2020, 02:29 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
John, in researching things related to my trailer...

John, in researching things related to my trailer suspension modifications, I ran into an interesting website. I actually sent the guy some questions and comments about what I'm contemplating with...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 06-12-2020, 09:17 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
John, I talked to my machinist friend, also...

John,
I talked to my machinist friend, also John, and originally just wanted advise on how I could enlarge the leaf spring eyes. Since he's been mostly sheltered at home, he hasn't had much work...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-31-2020, 07:33 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
You were understanding my explanation correctly. ...

You were understanding my explanation correctly. I do have a welder, but thought it was easier to drill a couple of holes, especially since the channel is pretty stout to begin with. As you said my...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-31-2020, 07:00 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Hi John, I'm not at home now but made it to MO....

Hi John,
I'm not at home now but made it to MO.

I am not a tool and die maker, or even a machinist, more of a machine operator/hobbyist. Took a lot of machine shop classes in my 20's because I...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-31-2020, 06:05 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
If the bearings are a pressed in fit, the inside...

If the bearings are a pressed in fit, the inside of bushing will become somewhat restricted. I the problem is the load on the bottom of pin, it's hard to force grease in. This is the same issue...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-30-2020, 01:35 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
John, Tried editing and adding this to end of...

John,
Tried editing and adding this to end of my last post, but it time out and I lost the editing button. So here's what I wanted to add.

Update: My MORryde HD wet bolt/shackle upgrade just...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-30-2020, 09:13 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Hi John, Thanks for your reply, I like your...

Hi John,
Thanks for your reply, I like your detailed answers and analysis.

I thought I'd just give you an update on a couple of things. I'm going to be gone out of state for a week or more...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-28-2020, 06:00 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
JohnB FYI, I did the test of drilling a leaf...

JohnB FYI, I did the test of drilling a leaf spring. I just drilled out the center hole larger that bolts the 3 leafs together. Original hole was 7/16" (0.438") and I picked a hole size of 15/32"...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-28-2020, 05:14 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Before there were a lot of seal options for...

Before there were a lot of seal options for bushings, things were greased on some maintenance schedule. The new grease pushes all of the old grease out, dirt should never really goe back into the...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-28-2020, 08:51 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Tod, just put a quicker shortcut to your latest...

Tod, just put a quicker shortcut to your latest post #37, on using Devcon Plastic Steel Putty in leaf eye:
https://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f71/suspension-issues-continued-18949-2.html#post152252...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-27-2020, 05:38 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Just thought I'd throw in a couple of pictures. ...

Just thought I'd throw in a couple of pictures. If you look at the picture with the wheels on, you can see how misaligned they look from the excessive play. I have to cut hard when I'm backing in...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-27-2020, 02:13 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Hello John, Glad you had an enjoyable trip. ...

Hello John,
Glad you had an enjoyable trip. Hopefully my wife and I will get out soon, I missed going anywhere last year in my trailer.

I tend to over analyze things, so I've spent a lot of...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-26-2020, 04:41 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
I took apart one of the leaf springs and...

I took apart one of the leaf springs and equalizer on one side. As expected everything is wore badly, bushings wore through, holes elongated in shackles. One kind of suprising thing was the bolts...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-26-2020, 12:20 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
The MORryde CRE3000 looks smaller than the 4000. ...

The MORryde CRE3000 looks smaller than the 4000. I think the CRE3000 is better for our trailers, mine has 3500 lb axles and 7K GVWR. Not sure how big the CRE3000 is compared to the stock Dexter...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-26-2020, 09:47 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
I was just starting a new post to when your reply...

I was just starting a new post to when your reply popped up. I was looking at one of your threads from a year or 2 ago, seems like you and JohnB had a lot of discussions about this. After reading...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-24-2020, 08:37 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Cool My Sunline is a 1997, I haven't done anything to...

My Sunline is a 1997, I haven't done anything to suspension so I expect my bushings to look like that or worse.

Here's some options I am considering.

Never Fail Bushings ~$75 ...
Forum: Towing and Tow Vehicles 05-23-2020, 10:31 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 20,278
Posted By RRS2670
Worn leaf spring/equilizer bushings, trailer stability

This thread relates back to my original post:
https://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f72/new-truck-with-old-trailer-sway-issues-19479.html

JohnB asked me to start a new thread for different aspects...
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