another trailer axle slide question
 

I just purchased a 2003 Hyundai trailer. it has rayco suspension. anyway.. not so much sliding the axles.. actually, it slides great.. but for the life of me it takes forever to get the damn pins out. to me what it looks like is that the pins are against the chassis.. no problem.. back up slam the brakes.. same thing.. do it again harder goes to the other side.

what can I do to make this easy on me?? my dane has 0 issues with this.. but then again it has Hendrickson suspension. if that matters.

I've never had a trainer, so maybe I do things the wrong way, but I'm thinking the word "slam" is probably your your problem. Except in extreme situations, I've never "slammed" anything on my truck or trailer... that's how things get broken. I gently let off the clutch until I feel the truck torquing a moderate amount and then go check the pins. If they are still stuck, then I torque it a little more. "Slamming" just causes it to bind to one side or the other. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you absolutely can't get the pins loose, you can put a pipe wrench in the tubing that the pin linkage runs to and manually turn it t free the pins. I've had to do this a few times back when I was a company driver pulling abused POS company trailers.

You might even shoot some WD40 or other lubricant on the pins. I know some who suggest using Dawn or other types of dish washing detergent instead. Pins can be a problem if they are in a bind. I try to get on a level surface before trying to pull the pins. It can take some of the stress off of them.

i've tried torquing it slightly but that does nothing at all. did it to the point to when i let off the clutch the whole truck jumps all over. i'm avoiding doing damage to the tractor.

tried that too. it seems to only doing this with a load on it.

Have you checked to see if the slider is warped or damaged?

how would i do that? with no weight on it, it slides amazing. trailer tracks perfect too.

See if it's missing all or part of the teflon slide pads. That will make it bind up when loaded. Should be a 3/16 pad between the frame and slider rails.

like i said it slides perfect. its getting the pins out.

update: I was talking to a friend of mine. tought me a trick. pull the bar out as far as I can.. put vice grips on the bar with it pulled out as much as it can be. rock back a little go out and pull.. works perfect now.

Found this........... http://www.classadrivers.com/forum/t...r-tandems.html

I like to run the tandems all the way up and back several times, once in awhile to keep them working smooth.
I also adjust my brakes, which helps keep the frame from tweaking to one side.

Some older reefers I pulled, were tweaked, and I'd use a hammer to nudge the pins loose on the side that stuck.

You need WD-40 and duct tape, but if they don't work, I like to try a hammer. :)