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  1. bruceb58

    New Tires

    Respectfully, I think I will trust RVIA's "opinion/guideline" over you.
  2. bruceb58

    New Tires

    Actually not an opinion. In 2017 the RVIA started to specify a 10% margin for tires that come on travel trailers
  3. bruceb58

    Another surge question

    A master cylinder isn't going to rust on the inside unless water gets into it. Be diligent and flush the brake fluid every 3 years and you will never have an issue with corrosion. I flush the brake fluid on all my vehicles every 3 years as well. Most car manufacturers reccomend the same these...
  4. bruceb58

    New Tires

    Those are excellent. Buy 5 including your spare. I would use Endurance or Maxxis only. All the people that say you should use a truck or LT tire don't seem to understand that you can't get those in 14" tires. As far as pressure, you inflate to what the manufacturer tells you to to inflate...
  5. bruceb58

    Another surge question

    Actually...the original Dexter line is Titan Dico brands which is still way superior to the TieDown crap. Are you actually dunking your master cylinder in salt water. Not sure why having a steel master cylinder would even matter. I have electric over hydraulic myself on my Coblat and previous...
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    Another surge question

    Dexter bought out TieDown but there is a huge quality/design difference between them. The actuator on my pontoon trailer was TieDown and it was a piece of crap. Same applies to some TiedDown disc brakes that warped...I threw them in the trash. Dexter Titan brake actuators are superior as well...
  7. bruceb58

    Another surge question

    You can buy replacement master cylinders for that actuator. That will be the cheapest option. If that actuator hasn't been used for a while, the master cylinder is almost for sure bad.
  8. bruceb58

    Another surge question

    You are right...that bolt doesn't look like it belongs there. If you remove those circlips and pull those rods, the entire guts should slide out forward. By zooming in, I can see its a LP700 Tie Down actuator. Tie Down makes pretty poor quality parts so I would not be surprised if it wasn't...
  9. bruceb58

    Best aftermarket trim sender

    Buy the OEM one. Don't waste your time with aftermarket ones.
  10. bruceb58

    5.7GI-300-J: left side cylinders not firing- ignition issue???

    You sure its not in S.L.O.W mode? Thought that turned off half the injectors when it got into that mode. Rinda Diacom should certainly show if you are in that mode or not.
  11. bruceb58

    What is the inductor for?

    The inductor in series in a DC circuit like that blocks AC noise. Its basically just a low pass filter.
  12. bruceb58

    Painting tube trailer frame

    Lesson number one. Never build a trailer with enclosed tubes. For some reason, trailers on expensive boats insist on using these types. My new to me Cobalt is one of them. I would never buy a trailer on purpose that had this and if I was rebuilding a trailer, I sure wouldn't use it.
  13. bruceb58

    Wheel bearings full of water

    Hard to imagine a seal from a Suckaroo would fit a trailer. There are plenty of high quality double lip seals that work great for trailers. But one from Timken or National.
  14. bruceb58

    looking for a service manual

    Just do a search for volvo Penta HU manuals on ebay. You will find a bunch of them. You don't need every one. Just get the drive, engine, electrical and fuel component manuals
  15. bruceb58

    Volvo Penta 5.7 GSi Knocking – Suggestions needed.

    Take your serpentine belt off and run it for just 30 seconds and do that same test to make sure its not associated with anything on the front of the engine.
  16. bruceb58

    ....stocking up for Corona virus

    You mean like dental hygienists, surgeons people who work in clean rooms all day? They must be pretty physiologically traumatized.
  17. bruceb58

    Outdrive swinging

    Never ever start your engine with the drive fully up. More than likely that is how you broke your u-joint. May also be why you now have gear oil in your bellows. You learned the hard way.
  18. bruceb58

    Outdrive swinging

    He said his u-joint was broken.
  19. bruceb58

    Outdrive swinging

    You are not going to like this but just buy a new driveshaft. I know its expensive but it will work first time. You will have to have a marine shop install it. You probably already realize this but the drive was shaking because of the broken u-joint. As far as how the u-joint got broken, do...
  20. bruceb58

    Are surge brakes always a PIA?

    The reverse lockout solenoid gets its ground from the trailer ground. The trailer ground is connected to the vehicle ground through the 5 or 7 pin connector. You never rely on the ground through the hitch ball.
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