I just want to say that I discovered a product that beats WD40 and other
products that I've tried. It is Corrosion X by Corrosion Technologies.I was
able to free up a "Salted" part on a trolling moter with this stuff.Go to their
web page at <www.corrosionx.com> 73 Dave Newell

Ewan McDonell wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sawdust64@aol.com[mailto:Sawdust64@aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 1999 9:11 PM
> To: ewan@airstream.net
> Subject: Axle
>
> I originally sent this E. Mail to vintage and it has not appearedon the
> format, so I will try to send it to Ewan like you told us to in your
> instructions.
> I have a l973, 22,' Airstream with dual axles. All four wheels have
> electric
> brakes and the pads are in good shape. There are two shock absorberson
> each
> side and they have to be replaced. The problem is that this trailerhas
> been
> sitting up for more than two years in a damp site in Florida, andthe rust
> has
> reached an advanced state.
> The shock absorber at one end is attached to the frame, the otherend is
> attached to what appears to be a cast iron swing arm. This arm isan
> extension of the axle and moves up and down with the shock absorber
> restricting the movement. The arm was rusted tight, but with theuse of WD
> 40
> and some leverage I was able to produce some movement. The nut onthe swing
> arm faces into the frame so I believe that the swing arm will rotateall the
> way down so that area would be exposed. I do not want to force thisarm and
> break something. Does the arm rotate around or is it restricted tothe
> movement allowed by the shock absorber?
> Also, I looked for a grease fitting on the swing arm and there isnone. How
> do you grease this thing? I hope that someone can answer these questions.
> Thank you. Sawdust (RDusan) Jacksonville, Fla.