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Originally Posted by sourdough
I'm assuming it bent the L bracket inward (into the frame) and caused the dent? Have you pulled that bracket to make sure there is no additional damage to the frame? You might even look all the way back to where the tongue framing welds to the trailer frame to make sure something wasn't stressed there. If all looks good I would cinch it down past the recommended torque which was meant for a square frame vs one bent and indented. Seems torque is supposed to be about 45lbs? You might try upping that to maybe 60. You might even call Progressive to see if they have an idea or get info on the max torque those nuts/bolts can take.
Come to think of it, isn't there a range of like 5" that you can place that L bracket? Can you just move the 2 sides forward or back and get off the indented position?
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It did bend it towards the frame. Wasn’t going fast enough to cause any issue on the rest and have checked it all as well. Everything is good as far as that goes from what I can see. It just bent the l bracket towards the frame but didn’t cripple it.
Over torquing the actual brackets causes the outside of the bracket to warp outwards overtime, creating less friction/contact point. Figured that out the hard way too. The torque settings are 65lbs/ft for Bracket on frame and 75lbs/foot For the bolts securing the L brackets.
I thought about moving both sides forward an inch but that would cause me to have to move and re-drill the anchor points for the LP tank brackets. The distribution brackets are slam up on the LP tank system to get proper length on the bars themselves.
I just readjusted the bracket again to line it up to where it’s supposed to be and not at severe angle when it slips. Will take it for a short ride to see what it does in a couple days.
Just seeing if anyone has any other ideas. Thanks for the input.