Trailer ruh roh....

[nightfighter]

Well, the list includes replacing leaf springs on both axles, change out wheels, bearings and removing the four brake drums, change tongue connector and wheel stand.....

The eye on starboard rear spring has broken on the forward end, so that tire has slid back against the fender. Thinking of jacking up just to replace that leaf, and then do the remaining leafs, wheels and bearings after getting the boat off the trailer. Or, I could do them all now at a friend's shop if I dragged it down there. (He has torch and the air tools we'd need) Just skeptical of a 2 mile ride with that rear axle not fixed. Could I remove the two rear tires and get it there on one axle....?????
Thoughts?

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Or, I could do them all now at a friend's shop if I dragged it down there. (He has torch and the air tools we'd need) Just skeptical of a 2 mile ride with that rear axle not fixed. Could I remove the two rear tires and get it there on one axle....?????
Thoughts?

Tough call, you have one rotten leaf spring that you will remove the rear wheels and double the load on the remaining rotten leaf spring ?

You may be better trying to somehow secure the existing spring with a pair of HD u-bolts and getting it to the shop intact.

[surfkaster]

yea,
i'm in the same boat, or trailer i should say. i have leaf springs also and it's getting to that point in time where i should start to think about replacing them. an option i am consdering is to replace my axles with torsion axles. I have been considering a bolt on torsion axle...and as long as they make the right size for your trailer, and you spec it out correctly you can convert pretty easily. i am seriously consdiering this. one of the things i like about them is if you do melt your spindle you can just remove the old one on the side of the road and replace. my spindles are permanent and i would be doa. but with that said, in five years of trailering ALOT, i have never had a problem iwth my springs or spindles. i am probably jinxing myself as i type this, but ikd, just trying to give some options...good luck