JohnDar
Prolifically Gabby Member
Well, today was a nice hot, sunny day that I didn't have anything scheduled so I decided I'd tackle the Never-Fail Bushing upgrade. Load all my stuff in the truck and head over to the storage yard. Install the battery in the rig and use the Ground Control jacks to lift it up. Get set up and realize I need to move the rig up a bit more. No joy, seems the 60A ATC fuse has given up the ghost. Put tools away, and head over to AutoZone to pick up two 60A fuses (all they had). Grabbed a 80A one, just in case. Back to the rig, get it lifted where I need it and remove the tires on the DS. Put jack stands under the axles and lower rig a little to take the load off the springs. Now I'm ready! Ready to find out that the first spring bushing bolt I put a wrench to won't budge. ARRGGGHHH! Try as I might, no joy and I didn't want to snap the bolt. So, back on go the tires, down comes the rig and a series of expletives ensue that would make the entire 6th Fleet blush and cry for their mommas.
I remounted the two tires I took off to 100 ft-lbs. on the lug nuts. Does anybody know for sure what the actual spec. is?
So, what have we learned Grasshopper?
1. Get a new set of spring bushing bolts and bring a breaker bar before trying this again.
2. I can lift the rig off the tires with the Ground Control jacks, but the 60A fuse doesn't seem to like running all four jacks at once.
3. Keep spare 60A fuses on hand.
4. Pick a cooler, non-sunny day to do this stuff.
5. Trailer tires are heavy buggers.
On the brighter side, I did open up all the slides and didn't find any mouse poop or signs of water intrusion. And we had a downpour of epic proportions a couple of weeks ago. We'd decided to put a foam topper on the mattress (yeah, I know I said we were good with it as is) and I let it lay out in the rig for a couple of weeks. So today, I stuffed it into its cover and put it on the bed. And got chastised by SWMBO for not putting the mattress cover OVER the foam pad (in its cover). More expletives...in my head.
With any luck, the siding folks will be here Monday to replace the leaky bedroom window and repair the rotted wood under the siding and the damaged drywall below. AFTER that's done, the rig's heading north...finally.
I remounted the two tires I took off to 100 ft-lbs. on the lug nuts. Does anybody know for sure what the actual spec. is?
So, what have we learned Grasshopper?
1. Get a new set of spring bushing bolts and bring a breaker bar before trying this again.
2. I can lift the rig off the tires with the Ground Control jacks, but the 60A fuse doesn't seem to like running all four jacks at once.
3. Keep spare 60A fuses on hand.
4. Pick a cooler, non-sunny day to do this stuff.
5. Trailer tires are heavy buggers.
On the brighter side, I did open up all the slides and didn't find any mouse poop or signs of water intrusion. And we had a downpour of epic proportions a couple of weeks ago. We'd decided to put a foam topper on the mattress (yeah, I know I said we were good with it as is) and I let it lay out in the rig for a couple of weeks. So today, I stuffed it into its cover and put it on the bed. And got chastised by SWMBO for not putting the mattress cover OVER the foam pad (in its cover). More expletives...in my head.
With any luck, the siding folks will be here Monday to replace the leaky bedroom window and repair the rotted wood under the siding and the damaged drywall below. AFTER that's done, the rig's heading north...finally.
