lost an entire wheel and drum
I made a turn into a shopping center parking lot, looked back and saw one of my trailer wheels lying in the middle of the road. We have a 2011 Cougar half-ton 5th wheel. The brakes, including backing ...
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This subject always seems way over-complicated which is the reason the "ez lube" type bearing grease adapters exist now. They are supposed to be the answer to a problem that doesn't exist.
No matter how a bearing is greased, if it isn't adjusted correctly and washer and cotter pin are in place, the thing will fail. That is why the ops tire fell off. I see no picture, but from the explanation it has nothing to do with the drum. Either the spindle overheated and broke or the nut backed off. Doesn't matter how it is greased, just matters that it gets greased. Ez lube axles create a false sense that everything is fine in my opinion.
Op, in the future take your trailer to a qualified technician and pay him/her to service the axles. Then leave them alone for a couple years (well, jack up tire, spin and check for looseness/noise every few trips, but don't grease with ez lube).
No matter how a bearing is greased, if it isn't adjusted correctly and washer and cotter pin are in place, the thing will fail. That is why the ops tire fell off. I see no picture, but from the explanation it has nothing to do with the drum. Either the spindle overheated and broke or the nut backed off. Doesn't matter how it is greased, just matters that it gets greased. Ez lube axles create a false sense that everything is fine in my opinion.
Op, in the future take your trailer to a qualified technician and pay him/her to service the axles. Then leave them alone for a couple years (well, jack up tire, spin and check for looseness/noise every few trips, but don't grease with ez lube).
