I abuse the crap out of my suspension system. So this is not a complaint. Rear axle right hanger broke back in October. Today, rear axle left hanger goes boom. Not unexpected, coming out of the campground today I had to thread through trees, other campers getting hooked up, dumpsters... etc. Made a few really tight turns. Love the way the flex systems flex, scary to see the wheels canted left and right. But abuse none the less.
Stopped at rest area and noticed rear axle askew. Yup, broken hanger. Amazed we didn't have parts and pieces on the highway someplace. But once informed, action must be taken. Called around. LOL, ever try to find service at 3pm on a Friday... I strapped the axle up to minimize movement, paid cancellation fees at our destination, found a close by RV park that would allow us to boondock in the overflow lot and spent a couple of hours on the phone finding service for next week. I really hope my strap didn't break the sewer system, it was tight.
Like I said, not a complaint, this is part of what we do. But I do have a question for our engineer types....
Recognizing that I exceed the normal when it comes to tension on hangers is there anything that I can do to re-inforce them so they don't fail under abuse. They are simple, little U shaped pieces of metal welded to a frame, rigid. If left totally in line I believe them to be sufficiently strong. But when you start adding side stress to them I don't think their design quite holds up.
Ideas welcome.
Stopped at rest area and noticed rear axle askew. Yup, broken hanger. Amazed we didn't have parts and pieces on the highway someplace. But once informed, action must be taken. Called around. LOL, ever try to find service at 3pm on a Friday... I strapped the axle up to minimize movement, paid cancellation fees at our destination, found a close by RV park that would allow us to boondock in the overflow lot and spent a couple of hours on the phone finding service for next week. I really hope my strap didn't break the sewer system, it was tight.
Like I said, not a complaint, this is part of what we do. But I do have a question for our engineer types....
Recognizing that I exceed the normal when it comes to tension on hangers is there anything that I can do to re-inforce them so they don't fail under abuse. They are simple, little U shaped pieces of metal welded to a frame, rigid. If left totally in line I believe them to be sufficiently strong. But when you start adding side stress to them I don't think their design quite holds up.
Ideas welcome.
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