Dexter McOops.

[glamourpets]

Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles

If by "sagging" they mean it's bent:

To clarify, my trailer looked like a "low rider" because the trailer was sitting too low to the ground. Isn't this sag? It also bounced like crazy when towed. This is why the axle is being replaced.

Derek

[Francesca Knowles]

I thought you said that the axle guys had made the "bent axle" assessment, based on their evaluation of the axle.

I can't opine as to whether your trailer was bad-axle low since I'm unfamiliar with both your trailer and what an off-the-rack '73 Boler looked like, ground clearance-wise...

Francesca

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by glamourpets

Looking at the error axle, and I am questioning their axle angle. Its possible they have this correct. How would they know if old the axle is sagging badly? If all they have is an old axle, what do they base their measurement on?

Someone who is familiar with Dexter Torflex axles can see the "start angle" in a few seconds by just looking at the pivot end of the arm - you can see the position of the arm relative to the square bar which goes through it. The Dexter Axle application guide shows this in drawings.

If the arm no longer sits near the start angle when not under load, the rubber is shot.

If the change from low-profile to high-profile brackets was not requested, then that's another error in the new axle. If more ground clearance is desired, then the higher brackets would be good.