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01-06-2020, 08:07 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Folsom, CA
Posts: 151
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Broken rear leaf spring
Had a catastrophic failure of the RR leaf spring this morning - both leaves snapped and the suspension bottomed going the speed limit over the crown of an intersection. Weight on the RR duals is 7035, well within limits, as are the other weights on the coach. Koni shocks have less than 300 miles on them.
Any W22 owners have a similar experience, and anyone have a suggestion for a replacement source that will leave me with two dimes to rub together?
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2008 Fleetwood Southwind 35A, Workhorse W-22 8.1
Acme EZE Tow Dolly - 2007 Honda Odyssey
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01-06-2020, 10:39 PM
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The thing is, when one old spring breaks, both should be replaced to maintain the vehicle level. The new spring will cause the body to ride higher than the old spring.
Another concern is the remaining old spring breaking in the near future.
Were this my MH I would either buy ready-made or contact a spring shop and have 2 new spring packs made, they could even make them stronger than the OEM if you wish.
Either way, it's going to cost, which is synonymous with MH ownership.
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01-06-2020, 10:53 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: Clovis, CA, USA
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This is my Workhorse dealer in Fresno California. He's got a ton of leaf springs in stock, needless to say he installs them too.
Excellent shop.
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01-06-2020, 10:54 PM
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01-12-2020, 03:06 PM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Arcadia, CA
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I broke a rear spring and 3 shops would not touch it. One shop spent at least a hour trying to find one. A workhorse dealer found one and no you wont't have two dimes to rub together.
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01-13-2020, 09:31 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Folsom, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeSoCal
I broke a rear spring and 3 shops would not touch it. One shop spent at least a hour trying to find one. A workhorse dealer found one and no you wont't have two dimes to rub together.
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Lee, you are so right! Found them through Ultra RV (Braziels) $560 for the right, $630 for the left (virtually identical spring. when I asked why the difference, they said "It's just Workhorse") Add $150 for truck freight from Chicago, about $800 for labor, and I'm back on the road.
Decided to install rear Sumo's while the rig's on jackstands. $$ Good times!
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2008 Fleetwood Southwind 35A, Workhorse W-22 8.1
Acme EZE Tow Dolly - 2007 Honda Odyssey
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