On 12/18/2011 6:40 AM, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Sunday, December 18, 2011 8:57:42 AM UTC-5, JJ Sinclair wrote:
I think the question here is, why is the hinge/flange showing soo much
wear? I havent seen it in my 10 year old Cobra, but I have replaced
the side sliding latch seat with a steel plate after it showed
vertical elongation of the hole (also did the same thing to the bolt
that secures the slide out rails. Maybe this stopped the vertical
movement and took the load off the hinge pins?
JJ

This trailer has restraints for the wing tip fitted to the
rear door - some funny stuff (loads) going on there. Also
replaced the locking pin (twice now) and yup elongated hole.
Again, this trailer is high-mileage...
Bushing look good to you JJ ?

I'll also replace the locking pin with dual sprung latches
with steel strike/retainer plates (new Cobra standard).

My 1995 Cobra trailer with 170,000 miles still has rear door pins and
holes in nearly new condition. A potential reason for such good service
is my door is pressed firmly down by the top during travel. It wasn't
that way originally, but I added a 0.75" x 0.75" strip of wood to the
top of the door to protect it when it was hanging down and pressed
against the pavement, dirt, rocks, etc during rigging.

I don't know if the door was loose enough to jiggle up and down, but I
suspect so, as afterwards, there was less dust in the back of the
trailer from dirt roads.

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