R-pod Owners Forum : Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 04:03:41 +0000 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:29:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15402 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : Hopefully you will be back on... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149184#149184 Author: jato
Subject: 15402
Posted: 02 Aug 2022 at 10:29am

Hopefully you will be back on the road in a couple weeks.  Did they give a time frame on how long before you are back on the road?

]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:29:36 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149184#149184 Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : Happy you are able to get your... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149183#149183 Author: David and Danette
Subject: 15402
Posted: 02 Aug 2022 at 9:17am

  Happy you are able to get your axle fixed sorry about the accident you had damaging the axle.]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:17:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149183#149183 Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : Thank you everyone! I managed... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149171#149171 Author: Giernan
Subject: 15402
Posted: 01 Aug 2022 at 8:01am

Thank you everyone! I managed to get it towed to an RV shop and they will be replacing the axle. Not the most creative outcome, and I am worried about the camper being on some lot in Ocala for two months, but it’s resolved.

FYI - it’s a good thing I supervised the loading of the camper on the flatbed or my septic lines would have been toast. When they started to pull the camper onto the bed it was angled so high the black and gray water outlet pipes were on the ground and would have been snapped off if I hadn’t started yelling. ]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:01:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149171#149171 Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : You can often straighten these... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149150#149150 Author: offgrid
Subject: 15402
Posted: 29 Jul 2022 at 6:28pm

You can often straighten these axles if it's the tube that has been bent and it's not too bad. If you have to buy a new one I agree with StephenH, the $500-700 dollar-ish range (less brake assemblies and shipping) is about right. ]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:28:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149150#149150 Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : That seems to be a low price from... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149145#149145 Author: StephenH
Subject: 15402
Posted: 29 Jul 2022 at 12:17pm

That seems to be a low price from the last time I had to have an axle replaced. Just the labor alone was $583.56. That did not include the freight shipping from Lippert. Before you can use the price you saw on Lippert, you need to know that it is the same as the one that needs to be replaced.  You need to get the information from the label on the axle to make sure it is the correct one. I expect that the $1800 is closer than the $200-$300 range. The prices I saw for an equivalent axle ranged from around $500 to over $700 before tax and shipping.]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:17:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149145#149145 Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : Ok - I’m on hold with a trailer... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149144#149144 Author: Giernan
Subject: 15402
Posted: 29 Jul 2022 at 11:49am

Ok - I’m on hold with a trailer / hitch company right now to see if they can straighten it…. Which of course they can’t because of the rubber inside. Ok but I asked them if $1800 for the replacement axle sounds logical (what the RV place quoted me, not including shipping or labor) and he scoffed and told me to call a trailer place.

I looked for lippert 3500lb tortion axle online and it looks like they’re around 2-300$. Am I looking at totally the wrong thing or is $1800 actually insane?]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:49:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149144#149144 Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : Giernan, you may also want to... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149141#149141 Author: lostagain
Subject: 15402
Posted: 29 Jul 2022 at 10:50am

Giernan, you may also want to check with the company that insures your trailer.  Since the damage amounts to collision damage (kind of like running into a telephone pole with your car), you may have insurance coverage, less your deductible.  The insurance company's adjuster may also be able to help you find a repair shop to fix or replace the axle.  ]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:50:45 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149141#149141 Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : Can't help you with anyone... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149139#149139 Author: offgrid
Subject: 15402
Posted: 29 Jul 2022 at 10:38am

Can't help you with anyone in that area but I can give you some axle nomenclature.

Rpods have a torsion axle with drum brakes. The torsion axle has a long square tube set at a 45 degrees angle running from side to side. Inside the ends of that tube are rubber inserts. Running inside the rubber inserts are steel parts which extend out the ends of the tube and then turn and extend rearward and then outward again to become the spindles the bearings run on. The portion extending rearward is called the torsion arm. The rubber flexes allowing the torsion arms to swing up and down when you go over bumps.

Likely its the spindle/torsion arm that's bent in your case. Unfortunately it's not possible to just replace the torsion arm/spindle because it's permanently embedded in the rubber. You have to either straighten it or if it's too badly bent you have to replace the whole axle.

The axle needs to be ordered because the tube length, frame mounting spacing, and the takeoff angle the torsion arms come off at are all specific to your trailer There is a serial number on the axle label which you can get under and take a picture of that specifies all that stuff.

So bottom line is, see if you can find a trailer or frane repair shop that will straighten it for you, at least to get you through your trip. Otherwise you'll most likely be waiting for a new axle for awhile. You can use your existing brake assemblies on the new axle if they're ok, so you don't necessarily need to order new brakes and hubs.   
]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:38:25 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149139#149139 Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE : This is kind of a Hail Mary pass.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149131#149131 Author: Giernan
Subject: 15402
Posted: 28 Jul 2022 at 7:10pm

This is kind of a Hail Mary pass.

I need to find someone near Ocala that’s capable of fixing the axle on my 192. I’m supposed to leave tomorrow and I don’t have anyone to leave my camper with for repair.

I hit a freaking cement post with the outside 2” of my wheel and now the bottom of the wheel is at a 10 degree angle to the camper. I assume there’s some kind of connector between the axle and the wheel that’s broken but nothing looks wrong underneath (except the obvious, I mean).

I’m at the Florida Horse park. I can move the camper very slowly and carefully a limited distance but I can’t drive all over trying to find someplace and so far all the places I’ve tried to call are either out of business or only insured to repair things “above the chassis”.

Does anyone have any advice? Or can you point me to a schematic that shows how the axle / wheel is constructed so I don’t sound so dumb when I’m talking to people??]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:10:42 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15402&PID=149131#149131