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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    Even with the soft rubber version it’s better to remove the pivot housing to make sure that you have the gimble housing end of the...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Trailer Load musings.
    I share your opinion Bruce, I think they’re overpriced and un-repairable whereas changing springs on a spring axle is easy and...
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    Lou C reacted to bruceb58's post in the thread Trailer Load musings with Like Like.
    Unless you have a trailer with torsion axles(like I do), the equalizer causes each tire to have the exact same weight. I hate torsion...
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    Lou C replied to the thread boat trailer calipers vs auto.
    I would coat the dust boots for the piston with silicone disc brake grease to try to keep water out. Each season do that and lube the...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Trailer Load musings.
    In many cases trailers seem to have only 10% safety margin meaning that the tires are loaded to 90% of their full capacity when the...
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    Lou C reacted to Pmt133's post in the thread Trailer Load musings with Like Like.
    My fun tongue weight story is that I had my cousin load a trailer for me (mistake 1). Nothing crazy, tandem axle skid steer around...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Trailer Load musings.
    The single most important thing I learned about trailering and trailers was to weight the axle(s) and tongue weight. Without that...
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    Lou C reacted to bruceb58's post in the thread Trailer Load musings with Like Like.
    This is why you weigh your axles and your tongue weight instead of guessing. Waiting until you trailer gets into a crazy dangerous sway...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Trailer Load musings.
    Get a Sherline tongue weight scale; I spent a few hours adjusting my trailer and got it as good as possible on the trailer I have….5050...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    And….use OEM parts!
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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    I have found that the older all rubber (if OEM) Cobra/Volvo SX bellows (same part I think) lasts about 10 years before you start seeing...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    Definitely change it, the cracks mean the rubber is getting oxidized and dried out and isn’t far from failure
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    Lou C replied to the thread Need help: Bizarre Bravo III freshwater galvanic corrosion quandry.
    https://boatzincs.com/categories/tools/corrosion-reference-electrode.html
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    Lou C reacted to JustJason's post in the thread Need help: Bizarre Bravo III freshwater galvanic corrosion quandry with Like Like.
    I'm an ABYC-certified corrosion technician, and here are my two cents.... You need to get a silver/silver chloride reference cell and...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 1979 Cobalt 18DV w/ MerCruiser 260 and Alpha 1 - No Raw water to engine.
    that, or the muffs do not fit tight enough the true test would be does the flow look the same if the boat is in the water I like these...
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