This trailer is for my Jet boat but this will apply to other leaf sprind trailers as well. It tows much better as well after the fix.
Ok this trailer was home made many years ago I guess. It was made by "Hack and Butch Inc." trailers. I guess they did not have a drill, they torched all the holes and did not have a band saw either as you can see by the torch cut parts.
The shackle bolts were 1/2" and not 9/16" with washers taking up as spacers and it was just sloppy. Suprisingly the spring eye bushings were good. So I got all new spring eye bolts and went to work. I cut the half made shackle mount and made some parts and bushing to box it in and spacers and the outside shackle to in order to align the spring pack. The bushing welded to the plate will take up the slop in the torch burnt hole instead of a drill. Much better now.
Ok this trailer was home made many years ago I guess. It was made by "Hack and Butch Inc." trailers. I guess they did not have a drill, they torched all the holes and did not have a band saw either as you can see by the torch cut parts.
The shackle bolts were 1/2" and not 9/16" with washers taking up as spacers and it was just sloppy. Suprisingly the spring eye bushings were good. So I got all new spring eye bolts and went to work. I cut the half made shackle mount and made some parts and bushing to box it in and spacers and the outside shackle to in order to align the spring pack. The bushing welded to the plate will take up the slop in the torch burnt hole instead of a drill. Much better now.
