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28-08-12, 04:59
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Rust on a M101Cdn2? They were zeibarted and undercoated. How could they rust?
The problem I have with mine here is that the zeibart from the upper square tubing keeps leaking and covering the corners of my trailer. Aside from the cheap nylon bushings, what goes wrong with the springs? Finally, after 50 years of using truck springs on trailers, they got it right by using trailer springs. And 3000 pound capacity at that. 
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28-08-12, 05:28
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The springs were fine. It was the shackle binding them together that was falling apart.
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28-08-12, 06:51
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Rob,
we have the same problem with one of those, I was thinking of cleaning the opeing with acetone and installing a nylon plug secured with "right stuff" and then cleaning the trailer with gentle soapy warm water pressure cleaner. Think it has merit? R
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28-08-12, 07:56
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I'm not sure it would cure the problem. The Zeibart is designed to creep. They must have really filled those tubes for it to still be spewing like this after 20 years. I am not sure if the square channelling is welded all the way around at the corners, and if it is, whether the weld is leak proof. The square channel may have been welded in place and the inside edges are not closed off, which means the stuff will continue to leak.
All in all though they are the toughest of all the 1/4 ton trailers. I have both a M100 and a M101Cdn2, and while the temptation is there to thin the herd of one or the other, each has it's merits.
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