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Old 10-07-2017, 04:00 PM   #1
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Thumbs down Suspension bracket, broke



Oh boy! Yesterday I realized that a support suspension bracket ripped off the travel trailer frame!

Has anyone had this happen? Its a 2014 Bullet Premier, never had a accident


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Old 10-07-2017, 04:36 PM   #2
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Looks like a bad case of road salt corrosion and maybe a poorly placed pothole!
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Old 10-07-2017, 04:54 PM   #3
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I thought it was stronger then that, can we change for better brackets?

In 2014 I even paid for antirust proof under bely oil
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Old 10-07-2017, 04:56 PM   #4
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I'm surprised you haven't had an accident, unless it just happened the last time you parked it. I agree that it looks like a lot of corrosion rather than a broken weld.
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Old 10-07-2017, 05:00 PM   #5
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But 4 years can be that bad for corrosion?

I see travel trailers that are from the 1990 and on the road in Quebec like me.
Did they change the brackets 8 times?

Is it like tires that you change every 5 years?
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Old 10-07-2017, 05:08 PM   #6
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No, the brackets are not a "maintenance" item you replace, but looking at the picture makes we wonder how much road salt it was exposed to and the possibility of a weak weld that gave up. I don't know how much traveling you do in the winter time or the other trailers so it's probably not a fair comparison.

Exposure to corrosive environments can surely show up in many ways, this being one of them.
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Old 10-07-2017, 06:03 PM   #7
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I see, we do use the travel trailer in winter to go south to florida for a month. We do travel in salt road winter conditions.

I guess TT are not made as robust as trucks, because after 4 years of salt road the suspension of the truck do not ripe off.
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Old 10-07-2017, 06:10 PM   #8
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I will try to ask Keystone for report on this issue, if faulty weld was implicated

The welder that repaired, told me that it also looked like a week welding. May be Keystone can pay back me portion of the repaires?
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Suspension bracket, broke

It's not that trailers aren't built "as robust" as trucks, but they are subjected to different torsional forces.

After 3 years, I wouldn't count on Keystone for any payment. Your frame is most likely made by Lippert and if so, your questions/requests for reimbursement should probably be directed at them.
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I see Chuckster that you have experience in RV tech,

What would you suggest to me for the future? Should I change all the brackets for a better robust material that do not rust?
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Any metal will rust/corrode in the right conditions. I would do regular checks for any signs of corrosion and keep a good coat of quality paint in the parts.
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Old 10-07-2017, 07:28 PM   #12
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I would pressure wash the underside of the trailer whenever it is exposed to road salt and then occasionally apply a rust convertor, as required.

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That's some good paint!! I've used it a few times.
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I use the POR15 for parts like that. Really works well to prevent/slow down future corrosion.
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Great idea, i will do that, thanks for all the advice
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