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It's OK. Dexter manual and Dexter folks say some weeping is OK and normal, especially on new units. We've had little grease streaks on our aluminum wheels inbetween washings. rockin'
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05-04-2015, 10:48 AM
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Thanks Tom. I did get documentation from Dexter and it did mention, as you said, that some weeping is normal. I'll keep an eye on it. 
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05-07-2015, 04:31 PM
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New spring, new plate and new shock. We're back to full strength! 
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05-07-2015, 05:22 PM
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Spring break?
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05-07-2015, 05:56 PM
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Look at post #1 rockin'
Rob,
You do great work! Really wasn't that hard was it? Did you use a couple of floor jacks or ? rockin'
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05-07-2015, 06:04 PM
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Why not just bend the band back?
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05-07-2015, 06:10 PM
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Rob talked with Dexter and they said it probably would hurt anything, but out of customer satisfaction sent him a fresh one. Dexter is pricey stuff, but they have a pretty good record of handling their customers. Just my experience. rockin'
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05-07-2015, 08:34 PM
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Tom, I use a bottle jack to support the rear axle and a floor jack on the axle with the replaced spring.
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05-07-2015, 08:38 PM
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Sounds like the way I'd do it.....
How'd you like the way I answered Doc in your absence? Ha! rockin'
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05-07-2015, 08:39 PM
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That's what I did Russel until the new spring arrived. I couldn't see anything physically wrong with the springs, but since Dexter was kind enough to send me a new one, I went ahead and replaced it. I'll keep the old spring as a spare.
I must say that Dexter is leaps-n-bounds ahead of Lippert when it comes to customer service.
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05-07-2015, 08:41 PM
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Quote:
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How'd you like the way I answered Doc for you in your absence? Ha! rockin'
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05-07-2015, 08:46 PM
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Dexter is now owned by Lippert? At least that's what I heard.
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05-07-2015, 09:19 PM
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Chief, you are correct.
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