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Old 05-07-2019, 08:01 AM   #1
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Whitehawk Shackle Kit

Hi all,


Looking to replace the shackles and equalizers on my 2013 28DSBH (after replacing my axles last year).



eTrailer has a number of different options, and I *think* the following kit is good for what I need (minus the equalizers):


https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Lea...71-359-00.html


Also thinking about getting the following equalizers to replace the stock Dexters:


https://www.etrailer.com/p-LC314336.html


I've emailed Jayco service to ask for clarification on the specs for all the necessary parts, but wanted to ask here to see if anyone else has experience with this.


Thanks!


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Old 08-09-2019, 11:44 AM   #2
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Curious how these worked out for you. My White Hawk appears to have a bad spring on the side of one axle, so I'm probably going to swap out all springs, equalizers, etc. and put in the wet bolts too.
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Curious how these worked out for you. My White Hawk appears to have a bad spring on the side of one axle, so I'm probably going to swap out all springs, equalizers, etc. and put in the wet bolts too.

I got it done about 3 weeks ago. The equalizers fit well.


The biggest issue was the Dexter kit I got from eTrailer was woefully poor, in the following ways:

- 1 shoulder bolt was the wrong length (too long).
- 4 of the grease zerks were defective
- 2 of the wet bolts also needed to be drilled out further than they were
- 6 nuts were missing

Trailer kit: https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer_Leaf_Spring_Suspension/Dexter_Axle/K71-359-00.html


I ended up going to a local trailer company and purchased an additional wet bolt, 4 grease zerks and 6 nuts, at a total cost of close to $30 CDN.


I did complain to eTrailer who refunded me $25USD, even though it had been 3 months since purchasing the kit (I never expected an OEM kit from Dexter to be so out of whack).


Finally, I did find getting the springs re-bolted into the shackles required some coaxing with some clamps, but they did eventually come together.


Overall, with the travel back and forth to the local trailer company, it took me 2 5-6 hour days over a weekend to get it done (and I had to make 2 trips to the trailer company, as the wet bolt I bought from them wasn't properly drilled either.


In any case, I know way more about trailer suspensions now that I ever intended to, but I'm now very confident I'll never need to do any related repairs for the life our Whitehawk!


Now I can focus more on minor service stuff, like greasing the slide-out and stabilizers (in between restocking the outdoor fridge .
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