New Trailer Needs New Coupler
I previously posted some negative and difficult experiences with unhitching our new trailer, and am grateful for all of the suggestions in doing so. Unfortunately, none of them worked. Prior to depa...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:ScottG wrote:Ron3rd wrote:If it were me, I would remove the moving parts form a new coupler and install them on the old one before cutting. I seriously doubt there's anything wrong with the housing itself.
Just curious why the said it needs a new coupler. I thought couplers could be repaired with new parts internally.
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Unless the coupler is visibly damaged, why replace it and not replace the mechanism in it? I would be extremely leary of a dealer bringing in an unknown welder. I would suggest calling Lippert and asking them about this before anything is done.
We had a bad experience with our dealer installing shocks on our new 2014 TT. Had the shocks, parts and detailed installation drawing in hand but they insisted on sending our TT to a suspension shop down the street who ended up botching the job (very straightforward job). Two trips back to the shop and it still wasn't right and ended up fixing it myself. The dealer refused to accept responsibility despite us paying them for the work and told us to work it out with the shop. I will no longer trust a dealer to get things right, and I especially wouldn't for something as invasive and critical as welding a coupler on your frame.
If it turns out the only answer is to replace the coupler, I would get a Bulldog coupler installed.
