Axle replacement

mikearce18 · Post by **mikearce18** » Sun Nov 29, 2020 9:38 am

Hello all. New member here. I recently acquired a 1972 Avion V-25 Voyageur and am looking to renovate it completely. I'm starting at the bottom with getting the axles replaced. My rig has the Mor-ryde system and I'm unsure how to go about getting replacement parts. It doesn't seem like I simply purchase aftermarket axles and bolt them on - the existing axles have a post teeing off from the middle of the axle and attached to the frame. Anybody know what I'm talking about and have experience replacing these axles? Thanks.

Post by **KYAvion** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:18 pm

MorRyde is top of the line. Check the 3 pages of links in the Documentation section for numerous posts about the MorRyde suspension.

mikearce18 · Post by **mikearce18** » Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:43 pm

Thanks for the response KYAvion! So, did you replace the axles on your rig? Where did you end up getting them?

Post by **KYAvion** » Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:22 am

The previous owner of my 1984 Avion had them installed. Actually, the father of the previous owner had them installed, and then passed the trailer onto his son. I was told he had the MorRyde suspension on his prior trailer (I believe an Avion) and he liked it so much that he had it installed on this one.

I looked at the rubber shear blocks and none of the cracking looked too bad when I got the trailer about 5-6 years ago. As far as I know, those rubber shear blocks are typically the only part that needs replaced due to age/wear.

Your trailer is a 1972 so you’ve got an older version of the MorRyde system. I’d call MorRyde directly and see what they say. They were pretty helpful when I called to ask questions about the suspension before buying this Avion.

Post by **KYAvion** » Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:26 am

Any reason why you want to replace your suspension? How do the rubber shear springs between the big metal plates look?

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