The saga continues. Didn't get much help from Lippert today. They just said there's only one size bushing, and my spring eyes much be wallowed out. I explained again that my bushings were noticeable thicker to accomodate the larger spring eye opening,and that the trailer only had the miles from Indiana to Georgia. They said they would get back to me, but of course never did.
I then found TRP's website, and sent an email describing the whole affair. Within ten minutes, I was called by a gentlement offering help. I explained the problem, and he went out to the warehouse, and measured several springs. TRP uses several suppliers for these springs,and when he found the springs I had, the ID of the spring eye turned out to be .722, which is a far cry from the .6875 that Lippert claimed they all had. The guy helping me actually drove out one of the nylon bushings to complete the measurements. He is going to talk to the owner of TRP tomorrow, and see about sending me four new springs with the correct eye ID, so that I can complete the bronze bushing modification. He was actually a little concerned that his vendor had changed the spec that much with out their knowledge.
This will be some more hassle, but in the end will be the best outcome. Changing the springs will only add a couple hours to the job, and at least I'll be able to press the bronze bushings in the new springs while they are on the workbench, rather than under the RV.
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