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Old 11-29-2015, 04:05 PM   #4
BrucePerens
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It might need torsion bar adjustment too.

I have a 2004 3023 with center latch issues. On the passenger side, the latch was loose and the trailer was driven that way until the latch tore itself out of the lift bar, rendering the holes that it mounted in unusable. I cut and drilled a piece of steel that attached to the four bolts that connect the lift bar and the torsion bar, and has new mounting holes for the center latch. It turns out that I was able to take those four bolts out while the top was up. But be careful if you try this, and don't ever try it with the top down, there is too much energy on the torsion bar that way and it will snap out of the lift bar and possibly injure you!

On the driver side, the metal is OK but the latch needs adjustment.

You will need to use the largest bolts that will fit, washers, and lockwashers, so that there is enough force and friction holding these latches in place. Otherwise, they will tend to go out of adjustment.
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