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Originally Posted by LI Pets
Andy,
I understand the angle is measured with the wheel off or unloaded, correct?
One question is what is the angle of the torsion bar supposed to be under the weight of the trailer?
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The original unloaded starting angle was 22 1/25 degrees for most of the trailers.
The angle of the torsion arm depends on the load imposed as well as it's individual well being.
A unloaded trailer with a bad torsion axle will be at zero or actually go upwards as it goes rearward.
A good axle will have a downward angle, but again, since it's weight sensitive, there is no ideal measurement that you can use.
However, when the trailer is fully loaded for travel, the downward angle should still be apparent. If the torsion arm is parallel or going upward from the ground, then either the axle or axles are shot, they are overloaded, or, possibly both.
Andy
Linear Mode
