Replacing leaf spring suspension bushings
Probably some of you new to travel trailers are not aware of the need to replace the 14 suspension bushings on the dual axle trailers. I replaced these at 14,724 miles and should have replaced them by...
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Not an argument, but stating some facts.
I have changed out with the Lippert never fail on 4 trailers now.
Laugh with disbelief all you want. Its just a name......
Anything is better than the nylon bushings installed as new....... 3 sets were of nylon. One set was greeseable bronze. All were as bad or worse as shown in first post. In fact the bronze were not just warn, but missing large chunks of bushing or almost completely missing.
My view.
Since greaseable only pivot, and do not rotate fully. The grease just dissipates away from the top pivot point. Even applying grease without taking weight off of the suspension is basically useless, as there were no grease channels within the Bronze to disperse along pivot point.
Only my .02 after 4 change outs.
Just another item to have scheduled maintenance around.
Gery
I have changed out with the Lippert never fail on 4 trailers now.
Laugh with disbelief all you want. Its just a name......
Anything is better than the nylon bushings installed as new....... 3 sets were of nylon. One set was greeseable bronze. All were as bad or worse as shown in first post. In fact the bronze were not just warn, but missing large chunks of bushing or almost completely missing.
My view.
Since greaseable only pivot, and do not rotate fully. The grease just dissipates away from the top pivot point. Even applying grease without taking weight off of the suspension is basically useless, as there were no grease channels within the Bronze to disperse along pivot point.
Only my .02 after 4 change outs.
Just another item to have scheduled maintenance around.
Gery
