I've been installing the Moryde wet bolt kit. Did the passenger side Monday. And today completed the driver's side. It went well but, as in everything fifth wheel there's a glitch.
Half way through the driver's side I got a perfect front to back view of the equalizer box and it is severely twisted outward. It seems that somewhere in my travels the I-beam flange bent, allowing the box to move out.
I've made a web page with pics
here. It looks like the center of effort from the springs is not centered on the web of the I-beam. This means every bump is pounding the snot out of the flange.
Also, there are vertical supports welded on to the web of the I-beam to reduce the chance of bending the flange due to pressure from the box. Unfortunately they don't seem to be in a position to do what they're supposed to do. On the passenger side, one support is over the box. On the driver's side (the bent side), neither support is over the box.
I've got some questions for the forum before I go to Keystone/Lippert/Moryde for a resolution....
First, has anybody ever seen this before?
Next, do you think it's safe to drive it? The welds seem fine.
Last, any ideas other than my own theory, on what might have happened here?
And one more, sorry! What do you think this is doing to my $1500 worth of tires
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