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There was mention of a 1" gap when open that could be fixed with a towel stuffed in. Would misalignment cause this also?
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Depends on where the gap is, but yes, this is suspicious. It means the shell is not square, which is probably due to a misaligned lift system.
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That side of the trailer has been "redone" for some unknown reason. Aluminum replaced, etc.
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The TM is built with lightweight materials, which are not easily duplicated. If, for some reason, a lot of the original material had to be removed, then it is likely that the replacement materials were heavier. Adding steel struts inside the wall, for example, would add a lot of weight. Refinishing the outside with sheet steel or heavier-gauge sheet aluminum, rather than the original aluminum, would be heavier. If this is the case, adjustment of the torsion bars on that side would probably overcome the problem and square things up. But you need to know WHY all this work was done in the first place.
Finally. The outer ends of the torsion bars are captured in the white rectangular lift tubes / lift arms (what is their real name, someone?) - two on each side of each shell. If the work on the shell involved pulling the end of the torsion bar out of the lift tube, and if the torsion bar wasn't replaced by re-inserting it exactly the same distance back into the lift tube, then the lift won't be proper. Again, this is something covered in Denny_A's tutorial. Adjusting them is a lot of work. You'll find a lot of good info in these threads, the second of which contains the "tutorial" I referenced.
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...read.php?t=565
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...ead.php?p=4694
Bill