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Cobra Trailer Spare Tire mount failure
Just a warning to check your trailer spare before a trip and along the
way at gas stops. My 1998 trailer spare tire mount broke on a highway trip. The wheel is mounted on the frame that holds the glider nose in place. Two 8mm bolts welded to the nose cone frame hold the wheel to the frame. One bolt sheared and the other broke away at one of the welds. I was extremely lucky that the wheel didn't go through the canopy or damage a wing. The wheel was dangling on the remaining bolt with the broken weld, the tire tread was 5mm from the wing. It didn't touch the wing or canopy, so I was "spared" a horrific tragedy. I had a small shop weld two new 8mm bolts in place. I then added a third mount to the Cobra design to keep the wheel from rocking on the existing mount. I suspect the wheel weight rocking caused the failure. The third leg is very easy to make and install yourself. Use a small metal bar from a home improvement store, two bolts, washers and nuts. Photos of the broken mount and new third leg can be seen he http://www.flickr.com/photos/brucebarnard/ |
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