Reitnouer Flatbed resealing suspension?

Yes, there was a problem with disimilar metals. Steel brackets on aluminum frame.

The fix was a pice of plastic where the suspension bracet meets the frame.

I don't think you will need to do anything with a trailer that new. The brackets would start rusting/scaling and you would see the bracket start to bulge out. Something to look for.

 

Reseal or rebushing? I've never heard of resealing suspensions ever. Not sure I've ever even seen seals on a trailer suspension before.

 

The 2013 has a newer style should be ok just make sure the bolts have been upgraded. Reitnouer did it as a recall. What you are reading about on the older ones is corrosion builds up in between the suspension box and frame were it bolts together. On the old ones corrosion can build up and it will start to break or stretch the bolts. Then If you don't fix it would lead to cracks breaking frame.

 

look at the king pin plate and the suspension where they bolt to the frame. Two problem areas. Can't go wrong with a older reitnouer. Late 90's early 2000's are beasts. The quality of aluminum was good. Still have some 98s that pull great and hold great arch. Honestly better then the 13s and 14s we have.

 

This is inside the kingpin plate on a 2007. It’s hard to get in there though clean but look in there the best you can from the back. The kingpin rusted out and broke off on mine earlier this year. After we cut the deck off I was shocked to find this mess.
We have both the newer and older style suspension attachments on ours. I the le the aluminum l bracket much better.

Mine is the steel bracket and dose ok if you keep it clean in there.

 

I've seen the corrosion split the main trailer beam on a Ravens. The corrosion builds and builds and if nothing is done something will break. It just needs something between the aluminum and steel to stop or slow the corrosion. Ravens would use duck tape, not the best but worked for 8-10 years before needing done again.

 

That is bad. On any trailer I'm looking at buying, new or used, I'll crawl up under and look for places that don't drain well and catch debris. You can guarantee that underneath debris and moisture traps are going to cause problems.

We learned this the hard way with a new Trail King sliding axle trailer. Trail king, in all their wisdom, thought it would be a good idea to use steel tubing crossmembers, very bad idea. What happens is moisture, road grime and salt will eventually make it inside the tubing. You can't wash it out and you can't see it. You don't know there is even a problem until holes start rusting though. By that time, the trailer is not road worthy and falling apart.