Thread: Rear slipper spring is coming out

Firstly, welcome aboard.
Generally this happens when you try and reverse the trailer up over a gutter or similar. As you attempt to keep pushing the frame of the trailer backwards, the wheel, axle and spring get caught in the one spot, and pop the spring out of its hanger. You could get another single hanger, cut it in half and weld it in front of the existing one...

Thanks for the reply. I dont remember reversing the trailer on the way home and I did check it before we left but we may have backed it up a bit at some stage. I was thinking of cutting another hanger in half and welding it infront but I was just a bit worried there might be some binding issues when the suspension moves, but after reading a lot of your posts you do know your stuff so I'll try that and see how it goes as we have another trip away in a few weeks.

Boat trailer used to have the same issue. Did exactly what Yonnee suggested here. No more probs

And whilst you're there welding the other bit on, weld a bit of flat plate where the spring is rubbing on the chassis to stop it wearing through

Originally Posted by Acco

And whilst you're there welding the other bit on, weld a bit of flat plate where the spring is rubbing on the chassis to stop it wearing through

Yea I was looking at doing that while I was there.
Thanks for all the replys, I'll try and get stuck into it over the weekend

Originally Posted by Rat1314

Thanks for the reply. I dont remember reversing the trailer on the way home and I did check it before we left but we may have backed it up a bit at some stage.

Looking at the wear on the bottom of the hanger (where the spring is resting in the picture above), the spring looks like it has been out of the hanger for a while, or it's happening quite often. The left hand side tyre is the furthest from the driver, so it can be quite a task to judge where that wheel is in relation to a curb or parking barrier.

Originally Posted by Rat

I was thinking of cutting another hanger in half and welding it infront but I was just a bit worried there might be some binding issues when the suspension moves, but after reading a lot of your posts you do know your stuff so I'll try that and see how it goes as we have another trip away in a few weeks.

This is why I suggested cutting a hanger in half. The extra length should be enough to keep the spring captive, without binding under full compression.