I’ve got the air release pins; while inspecting a new trailer, I noted only 2 of the 4 were engaged. The other pins would pop-in. I tried sliding, engaging them in multiple positions, and wiggling to no avail. I sprayed wd 40 as well; the pins looked out of alignment. Any suggestions?
Pictures aren’t really that good.
Tandem pins not engaging on a new trailer?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Lostmykey, Jul 25, 2021.
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I’ve seen where they are offset a bit on purpose so when they do pop into place then the bogies are aligned straight.
Just try driving around the parking lot making left and right turns. They should pop into place then.Last edited: Jul 25, 2021
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Also, make sure you are on level ground.tscottme, slow.rider and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
I would not ride with that without a go from the company. On old trailers we used to spray them with a water hose to help them slide a bit. Had to use tire chalks at times.
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Noting that only 2 of the pins were engaged to begin with was a bit of a red flag to me. Trailer was mfg this year and I’ve slid others from this year with no problems. If sliding them empty didn’t engage them, would being loaded change anything?
Company called for a tech; I dropped the trl and bobtailed up to the truck stop to wait.Last edited: Jul 26, 2021
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The two engaged pins are right on the edge, and don't look all the way out. You did rock it with the trailer brakes set, right?
Looked again. Rear pins out fully, front pins pinched by slider rail. Setting the trailer brakes and backing up should have remedied that.Trucker61016, slow.rider and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
Yep, if not, try driving in reverse then pushing clutch in and applying trailer brakes only, that should move it. I had the same set up on my last Great Dane. It was great, till it wasn’t. Always had one stuck, till I ran it down the road a bit. Once had to fix it at the scale, before I could leave. The only reason I wasn’t OOS, is because the DOT Lady saw Me pick a rock from my tires tread. Said She rides a Motorcycle, and appreciated that. Lol.
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I tried to set it up so that the front set of pins would engage first when sliding but they never did.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
Yeah. Those pins are pinched. Just need to be moved to get the pressure off the pins and they'll pop out.
Service guy ain't gonna get it done either unless he gets the yard dog to hook up to it. Or Service guy will charge even more and bring a truck over. Keep that in mind next time and I bet you'll be rollin.Rideandrepair Thanks this.
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