New Xtreme Step Trailer.
Nut on cage bolt vibrated loose.
Lucky low speed lockup.
Heads up for all: Check your nuts.
Special thanks to the trucker who provided a spare so I could cage the bugger.
And new item added to spares to carry.
Losing nuts
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by JasperGB, Mar 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM.
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The nut on the cage bolt vibrating loose caused your lockup?
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If u have to drive around with caged chambers u might wanna get it fixed ??
not sure what else u would mean
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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Waiting to examine brake chamber after removal.
New trailer less than 10k miles.
Perhaps if Quality Control missed this, they missed something else. -
Tilting at windmills?
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One of the first things I did when I bought or was assigned a company trailer is to remove the caging bolts from their holders and put them in my tool box. They lay in the bottom of the little red tool box along with the hammers and wrench roll.
I found that winter salt spray will seize them in the holders after one season and after a second season you MAY be able to remove the nut but the chances of moving the bolt are very small, even with a 3lb hammer.Albertaflatbed, Ok big boy, AModelCat and 1 other person Thank this.
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