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    Tilted Rear Stabilizers on 230RL Fifth Wheel

    Something went awry with our Lippert 3.0 system while setting up camp over the weekend. The AutoLevel faulted out I think due to the site being too unlevel. After many may attempts I was finally able to manually level the rig. However the rear stabilizers are now tilted at a light angle with respect to plumb. Check out the photos. It appears to me that the actual frame to which these are mount has twisted. Is this something that should concern me too terribly much? If so, what are the best options for repair?
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    The mounting brackets for the stabilizers are welded to the I-Beams. You need to determine if the I-beams are bent(unlikely), the brackets are bent, or the shafts of the jacks are bent.
    My guess is that the jacks over extended because of the unlevel site, the wheels may have been lifted off the ground, and the trailer shifted for whatever reason, bending the jacks.
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    Are the bolts that hold them to the frame tight ? Mine were loose.
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    Seems to me I remember reading quotes some time back about these landing gears and that they are installed a little off on purpose. Try researching back some. Maybe someone with knowledge of them will chime in.
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    The engineers would not design them to lift any way but vertical. Any angle would put too much stress on the lift mechanism.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WhittleBurner View Post
    Seems to me I remember reading quotes some time back about these landing gears and that they are installed a little off on purpose. Try researching back some. Maybe someone with knowledge of them will chime in.
    I remember as well, my 399 was like that, but if I recall it was only the front landing gear and the hydrualic level up system.

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    I got a closer look at the stabilizer and its bracket this morning. In the photo you can see where the top flange of the frame I-beam was (red line) and where it is now (orange line). It looks indeed that the frame I-beam did twist some. I also noticed that all the welds were not cracked and the bolts had no slop in them. The mounting bracket has a slots on its bottom (circled in the photo), so I'm thinking that I can cut the welds out, adjust the brackets so that they are plumb, then re-weld the brackets. I think this should do the trick.

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    FIXED!

    My neighbor suggested a come-along to pull them back together; it worked like a charm! The stabilizers are straight once again!

    I did call Lippert and spoke with a chassis guy; he told me that it wasn't that bad, but to check the squareness of the axle spring brackets - they should be within 1/4" crosswise - in case the frame moved too much. They measured within 1/16".
    I think I'm good now!
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