Busted shock absorber mount, Safe to Drive home
Hi,
We have a 1998 Monaco Dynasty rig 40 ft. long, and a few years ago, I upgraded the shock absorbers from the Bilsteins to adjustible KONI shocks. Seems I read somewhere the the Monaco shock mounts weren't very strong and boy, that was the truth. As we would adjust our rig at campgrounds, using the auto airbag leveling, we started having the mounts break off when the rig was lowered. One by one, we must have had most of them re-welded and beefed up, curing the problem. We are now two thousand miles from home, and one of the two mounts for the rear dual tires just broke off. Looks like no damage was caused but the upper mount is just hanging there. My question, is "is it safe for us to drive home with just one shock absorber working on that tire? the upper mount is hard to reach and would require a welder to have a pit to get in there an access it correctly. Also, do these big truck stops like Pilot and Flying J have a welding shop that could do it. We are near Charleston, W. Virginia and will be traveling back to Phoenix, on I-40. Thanks
We have a 1998 Monaco Dynasty rig 40 ft. long, and a few years ago, I upgraded the shock absorbers from the Bilsteins to adjustible KONI shocks. Seems I read somewhere the the Monaco shock mounts weren't very strong and boy, that was the truth. As we would adjust our rig at campgrounds, using the auto airbag leveling, we started having the mounts break off when the rig was lowered. One by one, we must have had most of them re-welded and beefed up, curing the problem. We are now two thousand miles from home, and one of the two mounts for the rear dual tires just broke off. Looks like no damage was caused but the upper mount is just hanging there. My question, is "is it safe for us to drive home with just one shock absorber working on that tire? the upper mount is hard to reach and would require a welder to have a pit to get in there an access it correctly. Also, do these big truck stops like Pilot and Flying J have a welding shop that could do it. We are near Charleston, W. Virginia and will be traveling back to Phoenix, on I-40. Thanks
