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icepickjazz
Explorer
Apr 27, 2013

Smoked Bearing -- Spindle Damage - Axle Replacement??

Wheel bearing smoked on my trailer. I'm not sure how long it had been smoking, no one honked or alerted me. We were about 1 mile from storage lot when noticed smoke pouring from the wheel. I had a...
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enblethen
Nomad
Apr 27, 2013
Look to see if the spindles are bolted to the axle or welded.
If they are welded, I would find a shop to do replcement.
You could get numbers off the tag on the axle and might find a replacement at an RV salvage yard.

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