TT AXLES?????
HAVE A 04 TT TANDEM axles that are the torsion type of axles... well the rubber has worn out of them and now the tt dropped so low that the tires are rubbing through the wheel wells... anyone know if...
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joelyn wrote:The reason you were turned down due to liability issues is that such work is beyond the skill/ability of the shops employees. It has nothing to do with it being a TT. Doing a job they are not capable of doing properly would indeed make them liable if it failed in use.rexlion wrote:
Flexiride also makes torsion axles, and they are angle-adjustable.
You could also have a shop convert your trailer to spring axles, and it would probably save you a bundle. Spring axles are cheap and springs are cheap, if they can weld some new mount points onto your frame. I had my cargo trailer converted like this (I damaged the torsion axle, it would have taken 3 weeks or more to get a replacement in, but the shop put on a spring axle in 2 days for 1/3 the cost.)
i had thought about trying to switch over to springs and called a couple of truck and spring dealers around and no one said that they would do it because of the liability issues which i can understand being a travel trailer....
also checked with sd trucking and another flexiride axles but they only carried the 1/2 axles by flexiride which are about a 100.00 cheaper but than i would have to hire someone to weld and modify the frame to accept the 1/2 axles. so by the time i pay for that it will probably cost much more than the 100.00. so maybe stay with the dexters...
but thanks for the suggestions and thanks to all for the help...
There is no reason that your TT cannot be converted to a leaf spring setup. In fact most TTs use leaf springs.
You just need to find a shop that is capable of doing it.
It is not all that hard. I can do it in my driveway.
But most shops nowadays don't have skilled workers. They are mostly just parts changers.
I am sure that there is a shop in your area, that is capable and willing to do this simple welding job. You just need to look harder.
Torsion axles have their benefits. They also as you have found out have their downsides.
Rubber decomposes at a much higher rate than spring steel.
Even just sitting there not in use, rubber is deteriorating. (so does steel, but it would take so long as to be a non issue)
If you go with torsion replacements, be sure to sell it before they go bad again.:B
