Equal-flex failure

Have you posted this over on the Heartland Forum?

Equal-flex has only been on trailer 2 yrs. it,s a fith wheel sun dance 2900 , no off road, only travel mostly u.s. interstates. With many years in the trucking industry I,m very familiar with rubber being used in suspension systems an steering etc. just seems that the materials used in the equal-flex were substandard having failed with so little use. I,d post pic. If I can figure out how? But if you look at equa-flex system it's the rubber cushions that absorb the shock that are shot , cracked and deformed hope this answers some of your questions, still going back and forth with lippert , have to see what happens.

Sounds like the Equa Flex needs replacing? If so, I would go with the E Z Flex. The rubber on my EZ Flex cracked badly. They asked for a photo and then sent me a new one. Previous ones were a different rubber.

My equaflex also failed, but it was not the rubber, the side plate ripped open. When I called Lippert about a replacement they stated it was not the correct size for my axles. (They were on the trailer when I bought it new.) Lippert said I needed the next larger size. They refused to pay for any of the replacement.

Mine were not yet ripped open but the dealer, when showing me the problem, was telling me that that is what would have happened. Mine were also undersized, if I recall correctly were 3500lbs which would be 7000lbs. The trailer is around UVW of 7200 with a gross of around 11000lbs.

I know about the Mor-Ryde rubber shears tearing and failing, if that is what you are thinking.

Atom:
Your're probably right about this. I would say that my memory is failing me, but I never had one to start with.

I don't think Oh-well is the answer I would have if you are sure it is a stock unit. I think I would push harder. I don't know anything about the Cruiser.

The dealer sent pictures and tried to get them warranted but no luck.
I don't think that I would get any further with them.

Dealer did a good job of raising the trailer without a subframe and also installed the never-fail bushing.

My equaflex also failed, but it was not the rubber, the side plate ripped open. When I called Lippert about a replacement they stated it was not the correct size for my axles. (They were on the trailer when I bought it new.) Lippert said I needed the next larger size. They refused to pay for any of the replacement.

Beaker wrote:
I did not have the rubber fail but:

I had my trailer at a trailer sales place(not RVs) to raise the trailer. He found the Equa-Flex welds or whatever were failing and tried to get them replaced thru Lippert with no luck.

We bought this trailer used, a year old so I do not know the history but seemed well taken care of. Lippert and Crossroads both say the trailer did not come with it, however they were advertised with it and the Equa-Flex logo is on the side of the trailer. Oh well.

It seems to me I read somewhere that there were some made with rubber that cracking and were replacing them. I will see if I can find that for you.

I know about the Mor-Ryde rubber shears tearing and failing, if that is what you are thinking.

I don't think Oh-well is the answer I would have if you are sure it is a stock unit. I think I would push harder. I don't know anything about the Cruiser.

I did not have the rubber fail but:

I had my trailer at a trailer sales place(not RVs) to raise the trailer. He found the Equa-Flex welds or whatever were failing and tried to get them replaced thru Lippert with no luck.

We bought this trailer used, a year old so I do not know the history but seemed well taken care of. Lippert and Crossroads both say the trailer did not come with it, however they were advertised with it and the Equa-Flex logo is on the side of the trailer. Oh well.

It seems to me I read somewhere that there were some made with rubber that cracking and were replacing them. I will see if I can find that for you.

Call Mor/Ryde Gary will tell you what you need!

Yes please post some pics if you can.

Also 90 days warranty? I've never heard of such a short warranty on anything RV.

Where was the failure? I have seen pictures from other posters where the bolt holes on the fixture, not the brackets, ripped out.