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83trekker
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Jun 23, 2019

only 1 of my 4 tires is worn off on the inside

i have my 99 27ft 5th wheel , went to go start repacking wheel bearings and noticed the right rear tire on the inside is totally worn off. Not sure when this started. Could a loose wheel bearing cause this? Seem a little loose when i was checking it.
  • time2roll wrote:
    Take a close look at the tire to make sure it is very round and flat across the tread. MAXXIS are good but not perfect. I have had tread separation.

    Also check the springs have a nice arch to them. Mine were flat and sagging bad enough at one point to throw the alignment off.


    Thanks will do, i have my 5th wheel at a storage place so next time i go out will look over everything like that too.
  • Take a close look at the tire to make sure it is very round and flat across the tread. MAXXIS are good but not perfect. I have had tread separation.

    Also check the springs have a nice arch to them. Mine were flat and sagging bad enough at one point to throw the alignment off.

    If you find absolutely nothing you can swap the tire to another position or get a new tire. If it repeats you are probably looking at a new axle.
  • When i get back out to my trailer i will look over the axle and shackles, thanks
  • I had the same problem once with only one tire wearing.

    This is what I found causing the excessive wear.

    Several years ago while going from Flagstaff to Albuquerque I had an axle collapse. It was replaced by Lippert but it was due to some very bad chuck holes that I could not miss due to the size of the chuck holes a very heavy truck traffic.

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