Torklift Stableload Mystery - SOLVED!

[JumboJet]

On a trip 4 weeks ago, the wife heard annoying squeaking coming from my springs while hauling the Lance TC. I rolled my window down and heard the noise too (I am sort of hard of hearing in the presence of the wife).

I was cleaning my truck today (heading to Branson for the Midwest Truck Camper & Friends Christmas Rally) and noticed the rubber portion of my 4 Stableloads were MIA! Gone! Leaving me with metal on metal contact when the Lance is loaded. That is where the noise is being generated. Also the truck squats a little lower too.

I saved the original pads and will install tomorrow. I doubt Torklift can get replacements to me fast enough.

Has anyone else ever lost the rubber portion of their Stableloads?

[whazoo]

it seems we have a new moderator?

[Kayteg1]

Come on guys, we do lot of things for entertainment and not always manage to be funny, but 4 replies in the row with absolutely 0 value?

[whazoo]

"Start screwing with heavy weights", "start screwing like driving with tanks full"? What a screwy thing to say.

[billyray50]

Bedlam wrote:
That's when you cannot deny being full of it.

LOL

[Bedlam]

That's when you cannot deny being full of it.

[billyray50]

Kayteg1 wrote:

Bedlam wrote:

How do they work hanging in the air?

They don't. Whole idea of overloads is to not to do anything till the owner start screwing with heavy weights.
When I load my camper, mu pucks still hang in the air. Driving motion will push them in contact, but still not much weight till I hit a bump, or start screwing like driving with rear tanks filled.

Luv driving with my tanks full!LOL

[Kayteg1]

Bedlam wrote:

How do they work hanging in the air?

They don't. Whole idea of overloads is to not to do anything till the owner start screwing with heavy weights.
When I load my camper, mu pucks still hang in the air. Driving motion will push them in contact, but still not much weight till I hit a bump, or start screwing like driving with rear tanks filled.

[jmckelvy]

Just went out and checked mine. They still look fine.

I bought the truck from the original owner Jan 2009 with 72,511 miles on it and put the upper stable loads on shortly after. It now has 226,424 miles. The vast majority of those miles have been with a Northstar 8.5 Arrow and my current AF 990 on the truck, including a trip to Alaska with each camper.

Torklift makes good stuff. I have the stable loads, frame mounted tiedowns, fastguns, Super Hitch, and Super Truss.

[B-n-B]

JumboJet wrote:
On a trip 4 weeks ago, the wife heard annoying squeaking coming from my springs while hauling the Lance TC. I rolled my window down and heard the noise too (I am sort of hard of hearing in the presence of the wife).

I was cleaning my truck today (heading to Branson for the Midwest Truck Camper & Friends Christmas Rally) and noticed the rubber portion of my 4 Stableloads were MIA! Gone! Leaving me with metal on metal contact when the Lance is loaded. That is where the noise is being generated. Also the truck squats a little lower too.

I saved the original pads and will install tomorrow. I doubt Torklift can get replacements to me fast enough.

Has anyone else ever lost the rubber portion of their Stableloads?

Hope they get them to you in time. I bolted mine on about 10 years ago and they're still there working great.

[billyray50]

Kayteg1 wrote:
Since you ask. Camper is off, so they are hanging like yours.
The 2 outer bolts hold only upper pucks, while center pan head bolt sits countersink via both.

Click For Full-Size Image.

Thanks for pics. Nice set up.

[Kayteg1]

The way I see it, it is the upper overload that gives you flexible weight carrying.
The lower spring is more like suspension stop - it will not give much so when you get to it, the ride has to be very harsh.
Worth to mention here, that sulastic hangers do increase comfort quite a bit.

[cewillis]

finsruskw wrote:
The weight belongs on the lowers. That's why they are there.
You will notice a world of difference.

Ridiculous -- both carry weight fine.

[Bedlam]

Kayteg1 wrote:
Since you ask. Camper is off, so they are hanging like yours.
The 2 outer bolts hold only upper pucks, while center pan head bolt sits countersink via both.

Click For Full-Size Image.

How do they work hanging in the air?

[Kayteg1]

Since you ask. Camper is off, so they are hanging like yours.
The 2 outer bolts hold only upper pucks, while center pan head bolt sits countersink via both.

Click For Full-Size Image.