Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!

Well I waited to get in this one. I don't own a designer trailer but I have had "squeak" problems with others. It turned out to be the spring sets themselves. As they move and bounce the leaves shift together. Even little movements will shift them together. They will squeak if they are dried out or the touching surfaces have rusted a little. To lube them, lift the trailer weight off them to separate the individual leaves and spray some heavy grease in between them. Also lube inside the shackle bushings and hangers too. See if that helps. If the squeak doesn't go away at least having lubed the leaves wont hurt them.

I also had to do that to a Chevy truck I towed with. The spring clips that kept the leaves tight had loosened and come off. That allowed the individual leaves in the spring set to move.
Frank

Has anyone here lifted theirs personally? I'm going to be looking to do that in the spring. Picked up a monster jack and now I just need to pick up some jack stands. I also would like to check my bearings, brakes, and rotate. PM w/ advice.

BTW I think it was the top mount. At least it seems that way on mine

loydt wrote:
I know what the squeak is. The rubber bushing around the shock mount will wear out. It drove me insane!! My dealer fixed it for me on a return trip. If you want to temporarily fix it, give it a squirt of WD40 or something. Its right where the shock bolts to the frame.

Will try WD40 in the AM. Just got in from 6 nights out in it, and the squeak got on our nerves. Are you talking top or bottom mount?

loydt wrote:


The shocks are not too short. We had ours lifted and the factory shocks were re-installed.

I addressed that with my dealer when I told them to lift it. I was gonna buy new, longer shocks but did not have to.

MoRyde told me mine would be an inch or more too short when fully extended ... mechanic agreed. I still have them .. I think .. but really don't miss them at all!

2QAYL - then I won't mention swimming in Palm Springs on New Years day ... :B


CRUZ

We have no squeek ... but we did have our shocks removed when we lifted the fiver.

The shocks are not too short. We had ours lifted and the factory shocks were re-installed.

I addressed that with my dealer when I told them to lift it. I was gonna buy new, longer shocks but did not have to.

cruz wrote:
2Qayl ... do I detect a note of sarcasm ??? :B Cruz

I wouldn't call it a "note of sarcasm", Cruz, more like a whole friggin' orchestra of sarcasm.

BCCDAL, CHV_FRK said what I was going to say...a ratchet wrench does make the job simple. Glad that you didn't mention the temperature.:) Let's see...67 where you are...-10 where I am with snow predicted for today. Somebody tell me why I live here.

THANK YOU!!! for the info on the source of that squeek! I'll talk to our dealer about loosing the shocks or at least get in there with my silicone spray.

Dave

loydt wrote:
I know what the squeak is. The rubber bushing around the shock mount will wear out. ....

We have no squeek ... but we did have our shocks removed when we lifted the fiver. (they were too short) MoRyde told me you really didn't need shocks with their system anyway ... it was easier for Jayco's assembly line to put the shocks on all the Designers, with or without the MoRyde option. haven't missed them either !!

2Qayl ... do I detect a note of sarcasm ??? :B


Cruz

I know what the squeak is. The rubber bushing around the shock mount will wear out. It drove me insane!! My dealer fixed it for me on a return trip. If you want to temporarily fix it, give it a squirt of WD40 or something. Its right where the shock bolts to the frame.

Mine were lag bolts. One side was a little harder to get to. A short flex head ratchet helps. Luckily ours almost sets down on the wood trim anyway so I was able to remove it myself.

Don't forget to unplug the TV and feed the cable through first so you can just pull the TV out and get it on the counter. That way you don't hang up on anything.

2QAYL (Dave); Thanks for the info, I won't mention 67 degrees and sunny. Are the 4 bolts lag bolts or machined threads? Thanks
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