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08-11-2013, 11:10 PM
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36qbok tires rubbing slide drive shaft
guys, check the inside of the tires on the drivers side. see if you have wear marks from the tires rubbing on the drive shaft for the slide. i just got back from a trip and had to replace 2 tires mid trip. upon further inspection there is only 1/2" of space between the tire and the driveshaft so everytime i hit a bump the tires rubs till it blows and as soon as that happens the driveshaft destroys the other tire instantly.......
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08-15-2013, 01:12 PM
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Location: Columbia, SC
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Rig?
Can't tell from your photo, what is the make and model of your fifth wheel?
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08-15-2013, 01:13 PM
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36 qbok
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08-15-2013, 01:35 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hep100
36 qbok
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Do you have pictures of the clearance issue?
I'd like to see this!
Year ?
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08-15-2013, 01:36 PM
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Yep, send me your email. It is easier than uploading them and I am really not sure how.
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08-15-2013, 01:40 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hep100
Yep, send me your email. It is easier than uploading them and I am really not sure how.
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Pm sent
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08-15-2013, 01:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hep100
guys, check the inside of the tires on the drivers side. see if you have wear marks from the tires rubbing on the drive shaft for the slide. i just got back from a trip and had to replace 2 tires mid trip. upon further inspection there is only 1/2" of space between the tire and the driveshaft so everytime i hit a bump the tires rubs till it blows and as soon as that happens the driveshaft destroys the other tire instantly.......
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Here's my photos of that area.
From the side. At first I was confused as to what you were referring to.
Then it made sense. The shaft that drives both sides out together:
I actually have a decent amount of room between my tire and it. Enough to get my hand in there.
I did not look a the inside of my tires, but I have about 6,000 miles of towing on my 2 sets of tires and have not had any issues there.
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08-15-2013, 02:14 PM
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Mine are nothing like that, I will try to post pics or I will email them to f1100turbo and maybe he can post them for me.
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08-15-2013, 02:16 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hep100
Mine are nothing like that, I will try to post pics or I will email them to f1100turbo and maybe he can post them for me.
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Ill post them if u get them to me.
Did u get my pms ?
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08-15-2013, 02:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hep100
Mine are nothing like that, I will try to post pics or I will email them to f1100turbo and maybe he can post them for me.
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I definitely want to see pictures. I just happened to be outside doing sewer when I read your post and was able to snap them of my 36qbok.
Here's how to post pictures:
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...res-26086.html
and
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...html#post49621
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08-15-2013, 02:30 PM
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Here is hep100's photos.
What year of unit is this?
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08-15-2013, 02:39 PM
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I sent the pics to f1100turbo to post for me. when he does take a look, you can see all the rubber shrapnel that is stuck to the wheel well from both of the tires. when I got the flat, I basically wore through the front tire till it blew and then started rubbing out the back tire and smoking like crazy but I was able to stop and put on the spare before the back tire blew and drive the few miles till I could get 2 new tires to make it home from my vacation. I still have a 5 hour drive ahead of me and I took it really easy and it still rubbed on the front tire a bit. I am at the point now that I think the only solution is to lift the trailer to give myself more room between the driveshaft and the tire.
from your pics to mine it almost seems like your axles may be wider.....
This is a 2014 Qbok. I just picked up in late April. now only 1 of the original tires remain.
On another note I am having problems with the super slide above those wheels... when I push it out the bottom moves out fine about 10" but the top does not so the bottom goes so far till the top binds and it gets stuck. it tries to force it and skids teeth on the gears. so I had to disconnect the driveshaft and manually spin it until it was set back to position. now if I don't want that to happen I have to get the wife to push the slide button as I push the top of the slide from inside the trailer to prevent it from binding...
I have also had to fix multiple other things right from brand new. I love the layout of the trailer but this is really starting to put a sour taste in my mouth for sabre products. I had a sprinter for 5 years I bought brand new also and never had one problem......Grr
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08-15-2013, 02:40 PM
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the unit is a 2014 model
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08-15-2013, 02:42 PM
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Sorry for the rant guys. I guess the point I was getting at with the slide problem was I was wondering if the tire hitting caused something to get out of alignment and that caused it.
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08-15-2013, 02:51 PM
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I'll have to run back out and check, but I'm fairly positive that the inside of my tire clears the drive shaft. But it's really not a whole lot- maybe 1" to 1 1/2". My knuckles just fit. The bottom picture that I posted is likely the most accurate, but even that is hard to tell from just a picture.
Sorry about the slide out issues. I'm having issues with one of my bunkhouse slides. In fact, my dealer said that they're not equipped to handle it, so they've arranged for the camper to head back to the factory next month.
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08-15-2013, 02:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hep100
Sorry for the rant guys. I guess the point I was getting at with the slide problem was I was wondering if the tire hitting caused something to get out of alignment and that caused it.
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I sent you a email steve.
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08-15-2013, 04:35 PM
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ependydad, can you send a pic of your leaf springs from the inside. I just got off the phone from one of the warranty guys from Forest river and he says my springs have collapsed.. I was just curious to see your and compare. I will post a pic of mine as well.
thanks
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08-15-2013, 04:37 PM
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08-15-2013, 05:07 PM
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08-15-2013, 05:08 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Yep yours are flat
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