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I had new springs put on my fifth-wheel and added new shackles with wet bolts. After several hundred miles down the road I find one of the shackles on each side has flipped and the tires are now rubbing!  Does anyone know what caused this and how I can have it repaired?  I have a picture attached.

  see right side of picture.  We are stranded in a Church parking lot in Modesto California waiting for a repair man who agreed to come on a Sunday afternoon.

 

 

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It doesn't look to me like the shackles have flipped.  It looks to me like the equalizer assy was put together wrong.  The bolt that goes thru the equalizer should be were I draw the line in the picture.  Im not sure what that triangle looking piece is for unless it is some kind of extension, but it shouldn't pivot like it did.
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Looks like some sort of a lift kit that was either put on wrong or should be on there to begin with.  I agree the shacks aren't flipped and if you look close the shackle hanger is behind all that extension stuff, I  would remove all that stuff snd put the equalizer where it belongs. 

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21 minutes ago, dennisvr said:

It doesn't look to me like the shackles have flipped.  It looks to me like the equalizer assy was put together wrong.  The bolt that goes thru the equalizer should be were I draw the line in the picture.  Im not sure what that triangle looking piece is for unless it is some kind of extension, but it shouldn't pivot like it did.
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22 minutes ago, dennisvr said:

It doesn't look to me like the shackles have flipped.  It looks to me like the equalizer assy was put together wrong.  The bolt that goes thru the equalizer should be were I draw the line in the picture.  Im not sure what that triangle looking piece is for unless it is some kind of extension, but it shouldn't pivot like it did.
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The shackle has not flipped the triangle piece has moved rearward.  It looks to be an extension to give you more ground clearance. Even if it was the other side up it doesn't look like it would be stable. I am speculating that it wasn't installed correctly. If you Jack up the trailer by the frame it should all hang in place.

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1 hour ago, rm.w/aview said:

Maybe this pic can help... http://www.morryde.com/products/90-cre3000-suspension-system?return=%2Fproduct-category%2F4-suspension

That axle should not have moved toward the other.

Thanks for the link.  So its a Mor-ride suspension.  Wonder if the right springs were installed or if one of the axles were severely unloaded by going thru a dip and didn't come back into place.  Should be a easy fix by jacking it up and letting it settle in place and watch to see if it happens again. 

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When we had new springs put on in Wells Nevada, the technician put on the wrong springs.  There was a long spring and a short spring on each side.  This unbalanced the load on the axels and caused the equalizer to pivot and push the tires together.  We had a great service shop in Maraposa CA (Tom's Truck and Auto) put new springs of proper size on the RV and we are back on the road.

 

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It is not important to identify the particular business.  Rather, be sure one looks at the parts being replaced.  My mistake was not visually checking the replacement springs before they were installed.  A simple measurement would have showed there was a problem brewing.

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