Tire flat spot
Looking for some quick advice. We're on a trip and I just noticed at a gas stop we have a large flat spot on one of our 5th wheel tires. I heard the tires squeal when we were stopping, and tried to t...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
I had one trailer that the right front brake would lock till they were "driven in" (warmed a bit).
I flat spotted a new tire so I pulled the hub and found a leaking grease seal which allowed the brake lining to be soaked.
This happened some years back when the industry was getting lots of bad foreign made grease seals/tire valve stems/etc.
I replaced all four with new with made in USA seals/brake shoes.
There are a number of reasons for flat spotting. A R&R is needed to determine your cause.
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I would be thinking grease contamination also.
