Axle Service
I have a 2005 19' Keystone tandem axle travel trailer and (yes I know) never serviced the axles. I pumped some grease into the zerks every few years, but haven't repacked the bearings or adjusted the ...
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dodge guy wrote:boosTT wrote:
Thanks for the information everyone! I'm going to look into doing this myself.
If you can take off a wheel and turn a wrench it is very easy. If you haven’t done it before it will be a full day for you. Once you do I wheel the rest will be easy!
Yep.
Pretty easy to do, messy but easy.
Just spent 1.5 hrs today pulling and checking brake condition/wear on my 10K lb flatbed trailer..
That includes dragging jacks, tools, air, trouble light and a bunch of rags out into the driveway and them back away when done plus a 15 minute beverage "break" in between sides.
I even measured each brake shoe since the last inspection last yr the Inspection mechanic claimed brake shoes were excessively worn on the passenger side..
Measurements I took says the mechanic was incorrect.. Lowest thickness of all the shoes was 5/32, and the thickest was 6/32 so pretty even and plenty above the min of 2/32 for bonded. Both sides pretty much the same wear..
Make sure you have some replacement "cotter pins", they often break off or may be difficult to straighten out enough to reuse..
Disposable rags/shop towels, needle nose pliers, water pump pliers (adjustable jaws), flat blade screw driver, hammer are pretty much the tools you will need.
You can often get the grease cap off by using the water pump pliers to grab the cap (have to be careful to not crush the cap), then "bump" the pliers with your other hand a couple of times and rotate the drum a bit each time. That should dislodge the cap enough you can use a screw driver to pry off..
Putting the cap back on can be tricky sometimes, make sure you have it straight, then lightly tap the edges with hammer moving hammer around the cap evenly.. For real tough caps, I have used a piece of steel pipe with large enough inside diameter to fit over the cap but not go past the cap lip.. That gives a good hearty surface to tap on with hammer without destroying the cap. I believe there is a installation tool you can buy to make cap installation quick and smooth..
Found one..
HERE
Make sure the tool handles the cap style and size you have, "EZ Lube" caps are longer than standard caps..
