JBarca wrote:
If you are in a state that requires annual trailer inspections, the inspecting place is often required to pull one wheel. They pull it, look and stick it back on. They also may have just nicked the seal putting it back on. They are not paid to put a new seal in.
And that is one wheel from each axle. I have had seals compromised by them banging the seal into the axle end. I stopped one idiot from jacking from near the axle center, he said that he knew what he was doing. I have had dirty grease, of the wrong type, added to my repacked bearings after six miles of use. I have had lug nuts stripped. I could go on and on about PA's safety inspections, but I've mentioned it here before only to be countered by others.
I need to do three inspections per year; one by me to make sure they won't add parts not needed, one by the official inspection station, and finally another inspection to correct the problems created by the inspection station.