Re: Komet Trailer - Winter Project

[Bastoune]

Well, it appears that Bill did not get a good response to his question 14 years ago. Has the state of science improved to the point that removing the tongue from the trailer is now a feasible endeavor? I have the same problem as Bill and could use some RAS tips... Thanks!
Bastoune

[Papa3[_2_]]

On Saturday, July 28, 2012 5:03:15 PM UTC-4, Bastoune wrote:
> Well, it appears that Bill did not get a good response to his question 14 years ago. Has the state of science improved to the point that removing the tongue from the trailer is now a feasible endeavor? I have the same problem as Bill and could use some RAS tips... Thanks!
>
> Bastoune

I replaced the tongue on my trailer maybe 13 years ago. IIRC, the only additional thing I had to do was to spray a fair amount of penetrating oil into the sleeve (using the holes where the two bolts were located) and applying some significant torque to twist the whole thing out. Time may have dulled my memory a bit on the exact details, but I do recall it being "intuitively obvious" (i.e. no crazy, hidden stuff).

[Evan Ludeman[_4_]]

On Jul 28, 5:32*pm, Papa3 > wrote:
> On Saturday, July 28, 2012 5:03:15 PM UTC-4, Bastoune wrote:
> > Well, it appears that Bill did not get a good response to his question 14 years ago. Has the state of science improved to the point that removing the tongue from the trailer is now a feasible endeavor? I have the same problem as Bill and could use some RAS tips... Thanks!
>
> > Bastoune
>
> I replaced the tongue on my trailer maybe 13 years ago. *IIRC, the only additional thing I had to do was to spray a fair amount of penetrating oil into the sleeve (using the holes where the two bolts were located) and applying some significant torque to twist the whole thing out. * Time may have dulled my memory a bit on the exact details, but I do recall it being "intuitively obvious" (i.e. no crazy, hidden stuff).

My 1985 Komet has two big U bolts that clamp down on the outer tube
that the tongue assembly slides into. You have to loosen these in
addition to pulling out the two big cross bolts that Erik mentions.

-Evan / T8

[Dan Mockler]

You can purchase a replacement tongue from Anschau for
around 559 Euro's.

Dan

At 22:26 28 July 2012, Evan Ludeman wrote:
>On Jul 28, 5:32=A0pm, Papa3 wrote:
>> On Saturday, July 28, 2012 5:03:15 PM UTC-4, Bastoune
wrote:
>> > Well, it appears that Bill did not get a good response to his
question
>=
>14 years ago. Has the state of science improved to the point
that removing
>=
>the tongue from the trailer is now a feasible endeavor? I have
the same
>pro=
>blem as Bill and could use some RAS tips... Thanks!
>>
>> > Bastoune
>>
>> I replaced the tongue on my trailer maybe 13 years ago.
=A0IIRC, the
>only=
> additional thing I had to do was to spray a fair amount of
penetrating
>oil=
> into the sleeve (using the holes where the two bolts were
located) and
>app=
>lying some significant torque to twist the whole thing out. =A0
Time may
>ha=
>ve dulled my memory a bit on the exact details, but I do recall
it being
>"i=
>ntuitively obvious" (i.e. no crazy, hidden stuff).
>
>My 1985 Komet has two big U bolts that clamp down on the
outer tube
>that the tongue assembly slides into. You have to loosen these
in
>addition to pulling out the two big cross bolts that Erik
mentions.
>
>-Evan / T8
>

[Dan Mockler]

You can purchase a replacement tongue from Anschau for
around 559 Euro's.

Dan

At 22:26 28 July 2012, Evan Ludeman wrote:
>On Jul 28, 5:32=A0pm, Papa3 wrote:
>> On Saturday, July 28, 2012 5:03:15 PM UTC-4, Bastoune
wrote:
>> > Well, it appears that Bill did not get a good response to his
question
>=
>14 years ago. Has the state of science improved to the point
that removing
>=
>the tongue from the trailer is now a feasible endeavor? I have
the same
>pro=
>blem as Bill and could use some RAS tips... Thanks!
>>
>> > Bastoune
>>
>> I replaced the tongue on my trailer maybe 13 years ago.
=A0IIRC, the
>only=
> additional thing I had to do was to spray a fair amount of
penetrating
>oil=
> into the sleeve (using the holes where the two bolts were
located) and
>app=
>lying some significant torque to twist the whole thing out. =A0
Time may
>ha=
>ve dulled my memory a bit on the exact details, but I do recall
it being
>"i=
>ntuitively obvious" (i.e. no crazy, hidden stuff).
>
>My 1985 Komet has two big U bolts that clamp down on the
outer tube
>that the tongue assembly slides into. You have to loosen these
in
>addition to pulling out the two big cross bolts that Erik
mentions.
>
>-Evan / T8
>