FYI...Ranger Trailer Springs

[walleye621]

Just thought I would pass this on.
I have a 2003 Ranger 621 and the trailer has springs vs the torsion style. Anyway, last week I as experiencing some axle bounce / vibration. I was only 3 miles from home when this happened so I limped home. When I checked out the problem my break caliper had come loose and broke the line. While fixing this problem I noticed alot of ware on the spring shackles and bolts. The bolt holes on the shackles were oval....not good. The rest of the mounting hardwear was loose also. I ended up replacing ALL the bolts and shackles. The yokes and springs were ok. I figure I have close to 60,000 mi on the trailer and inspect quite frequently.
I have not seen anyone having this problem on here so I thought I would give a heads up with my experience out there.
Btw I had to torch off all bolts...not fun in our 100degree days last week.