Odd cause for small squeak
Many trailers make lots of squeaks when moving and my trailer is no exception. But it has had one small squeak that could be heard when the trailer is parked. The squeak would occur when anyone was moving around in the trailer. Today I found the cause.
I isolated the squeak to one wheel (Dexter axle, 12 x 2 brakes). I removed the drum and when I pulled off the drum it stuck about half way off. I pulled harder and it came off.
I found a problem with a seal; the small spring in the lip of the seal had popped out and the spring caught on the end of the axle as I was pulling off the wheel. I replaced the seal, and now no more squeaking when the wheel moves a bit. I guess the out of place spring would occasionally scrape on the axle when the wheel rotated.
What makes a spring pop out of a wheel seal?
I isolated the squeak to one wheel (Dexter axle, 12 x 2 brakes). I removed the drum and when I pulled off the drum it stuck about half way off. I pulled harder and it came off.
I found a problem with a seal; the small spring in the lip of the seal had popped out and the spring caught on the end of the axle as I was pulling off the wheel. I replaced the seal, and now no more squeaking when the wheel moves a bit. I guess the out of place spring would occasionally scrape on the axle when the wheel rotated.
What makes a spring pop out of a wheel seal?
