Trailer front wheels warmer, WDH the cause?
Question: Will having the WDH set too tight cause extra weight on the front axle of the TRAILER? I followed the directions for re-setting up my weight distribution hitch and now the tires on the front...
Forum Discussion
From jmtandem:
"A 20 psi difference between cold and hot tires is way too much. Something is wrong.
Also, for some reason that you did not share you felt the need to adjust the hitch. Why, if it was working just right or were you fixing another issue?
I would swap the tires front to back and see if that helps. That can provide information if it is the tires or the hubs/brakes/bearings. Then with an infrared temp probe watch the hub temps front to back. Not the tires, but the hubs and see what the temps are. They should be close but will never be exact. Don't do a lot of braking before testing just sort of coast to the side of the road in a safe place after 15 minutes at highway speeds and then take the temps. Something is seriously wrong and it is likely not the hitch. Also, when you rotate the tires front to rear check the brake drag for each wheel."
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The dealer setup the WDH when I had nothing in the trailer. I was concerned because the chains were pretty much loose. I went on the net and uncovered the proper way to setup the hitch and redid it after I used the trailer a few times. From what I could tell with the laser temp, all the hubs were very close to the same temp and felt the same to my hand. The front tires were much warmer though. I checked the brakes already and the wheels turn normally for drum brakes. The brakes could hang after being used, so if the steps above don't work I will crawl under and take the temps of the drums themselves and compare between all the tires. Thanks!
"A 20 psi difference between cold and hot tires is way too much. Something is wrong.
Also, for some reason that you did not share you felt the need to adjust the hitch. Why, if it was working just right or were you fixing another issue?
I would swap the tires front to back and see if that helps. That can provide information if it is the tires or the hubs/brakes/bearings. Then with an infrared temp probe watch the hub temps front to back. Not the tires, but the hubs and see what the temps are. They should be close but will never be exact. Don't do a lot of braking before testing just sort of coast to the side of the road in a safe place after 15 minutes at highway speeds and then take the temps. Something is seriously wrong and it is likely not the hitch. Also, when you rotate the tires front to rear check the brake drag for each wheel."
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The dealer setup the WDH when I had nothing in the trailer. I was concerned because the chains were pretty much loose. I went on the net and uncovered the proper way to setup the hitch and redid it after I used the trailer a few times. From what I could tell with the laser temp, all the hubs were very close to the same temp and felt the same to my hand. The front tires were much warmer though. I checked the brakes already and the wheels turn normally for drum brakes. The brakes could hang after being used, so if the steps above don't work I will crawl under and take the temps of the drums themselves and compare between all the tires. Thanks!
