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Tech Talk => Trailers => Topic started by: riptide84 on July 28, 2014, 10:22:09 PM

Title: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: riptide84 on July 28, 2014, 10:22:09 PM
Does this look right? Is one leaf spring suppose to be up and one down like this?


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Title: Re: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: H20Nut21Bahner on July 28, 2014, 10:30:08 PM
Negative .. the shackle on the right needs to be flipped back up

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Title: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: beemanzach28 on July 28, 2014, 10:30:49 PM
If I am correct your trailer is not level. Your tongue height is either to high or too low. It's normal but you want it to be level when towing.


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Title: Re: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: beemanzach28 on July 28, 2014, 10:32:55 PM
Looking at it again yeah that right shackle is upside down


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Title: Re: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: GT Jets on July 28, 2014, 10:33:54 PM
Somebody jacked that trailer up to the moon... You need to relax the suspension and flip the forward shackle, the shackles always "Hang" the load...
Title: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: riptide84 on July 28, 2014, 10:41:43 PM
So both shackles should be facing up?


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Title: Re: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: GT Jets on July 28, 2014, 10:46:50 PM
So both shackles should be facing up?


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Depends on what  end your talking about...  ;)

The shackle should be going "up" from the crossbar...

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Title: Re: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: ka0tyk on July 29, 2014, 12:16:00 AM
it should look like this:

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etrailer.com%2FMerchant2%2Fgraphics%2F00000001%2Fpics%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap202-h202_aa_1000.jpg&hash=428d039a9edfc97350ac0b7bfe61500906910248)

its a bitch to get it to go back into the right spot.  when mine flipped going up a steep driveway i had to put the trailer frame on jackstands and use a jack and a crowbar to flip em around... or you can always unbolt em and put em back together the right way but usually after hundreds of dips in the water those bolts are frozen solid.
Title: Re: Leaf spring equalizer thing...
Post by: riptide84 on July 29, 2014, 07:32:15 AM
Thanks a bunch guys!!!


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