Christopher S.
Member
Good Morning Gentlemen, my parents have a tandem axle fifth wheel RV that is just a little over a year old. It's about 43' feet long and weighs about 18,000 lbs. We've had it on the CAT scale and he is within his axle weights and overall capacity. He has broken the bolts that fasten the rear most leaf spring eye to the hanger that is welded to the frame. The bolts that have broken are the greaseable wet style bolt that ride in a bronze bushing. We put new bushings in it this summer as the factory ones seemed quite worn. The breakage of the bolt seems to be right at the cross drilled grease cavity. (see attached picture) The two bolts that did break did not break at the same time, about 5 months apart. And both times they broke we were out on the road and not in the comforts of our garage.
To get a little more life out of these bolts should I replace with a similar stye non greaseble bolt (lubed up on assembly)?
or
A grade 8 bolt double nutted?
Is there a better solution?
Thanks
To get a little more life out of these bolts should I replace with a similar stye non greaseble bolt (lubed up on assembly)?
or
A grade 8 bolt double nutted?
Is there a better solution?
Thanks