axle falling off R-Pod III
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Topic: axle falling off R-Pod III
Posted By: Happy Tripping
Subject: axle falling off R-Pod III
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 3:07pm
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This si the final pic, if it works. Note the little tab on the angle bracket and look under your own R-Pod to make sure you DON'T have the same angle bracket design.  ------------- "There comes a time in the affairs of a man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation" - W.C. Fields |
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Posted By: Happy Tripping
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 3:08pm
| The picture is post-welding repair of junction of frame and riser. |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 4:04pm
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Are we looking up, or sideways....I'm trying to figure out what exactly I'm looking at.... ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 5:36pm
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I’m not seeing a fresh repair? ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 5:39pm
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+1 I am not seeing fresh weld in that photo. Maybe I don't know what I'm looking at? ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 5:40pm
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+2, me neither. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 6:40pm
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Ok I went and looked at mine. The main square tubular frame is at the top of the picture, we are looking from the inside towards the outside, and that tab under the nut is welded to the frame...I think. Like the others, I dont see a fresh weld, but I DO see a lot of rust. Did a weld fail or did a bolt fail, and how old is this trailer? ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: Happy Tripping
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2019 at 6:57am
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It's a 2015 model bought in spring of 2014. The bilateral fresh welds are not visible in the picture. They are between the top of the riser and the frame. If you want to see it, I'll be happy to post it, I've got one pic of the right side that also shows the bolts better, with the weld, too. It doesn't have all the bolts, but c'mon, who here thinks the bolts caused this??
It is very worrisome that this design is apparently not unique to my R-Pod. If this is a systematic problem, we've got to get the word out. I've put this into the NHTSA system. Ordinarily they wait for a pattern of trouble to arise but something tells me that in this case they will make an exception. |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 7:34am
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Since you are, so far, the ONLY person to have had this failure, or at least to have posted anywhere about it.. it isn't a "systemic problem". Risers are used on many brands and models of trailers. like anything, they apparently can fail, but it sure must not happen often.
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Posted By: Happy Tripping
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2019 at 2:42pm
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Furpod has sent me this message - "You now have at least 5 open threads about your axle issue. Please don't start or make any more." Since several of these are merely because of limits in posting of pictures, I don't see where I am making any difficulties and this seems to be arbitrary. I love our R-Pod, and even within limits the r-dome, and regret very much that this situation has arisen. Whatever, for the forum the bottom line is - PLEASE CHECK YOUR ANGLE BRACKETS |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2019 at 10:15pm
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It would be nice if an admin could combine those messages into a single thread. Is that possible admins? ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2019 at 11:14am
A) it clogs up the forums. B) it makes it harder for people to respond, or follow. C) there is no problem posting multiple pictures in a single thread or post D) when an admin sends you a PM, please respond to him, and don't drag it out in public. ------------- |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2019 at 11:29am
When I get out of the woods, and back on a computer, I will see what I can do. I know I can move threads, but don't know if I can merge them. ------------- |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 10:46am
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As much as I would like to, it would appear that while I can move, delete, lock, and modify threads and posts, I cannot merge them.
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Posted By: Happy Tripping
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 11:01am
| It is unfortunate that they can't be merged. I apologize for cluttering things up, I do not find the picture feature here very user friendly (idiot-proof). |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 12:16pm
------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |