Lift trailer under frame or axle
While performing maintenance on the axle bearings or brakes. I keep hearing that one must lift and support the trailer by frame lift, not axle lift. Why is the case, if true? When CW came out to ch...
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Most say to never lift under the axle, ever. Some say to lift under the axle, but only under the U-brackets. I have never heard or read where anybody said it was okay to lift under the axle tube.
The axle tube is very thin-walled and if you lift under the tube, you are likely to bend the axle. Don't do it.
I have two axles, so I ramp up the wheel I'm not working on and this lifts the other wheel up off of the ground. Not all trailers will work this way, though. You should try it now, before you need to do work on the side of the road.
Bruce
The axle tube is very thin-walled and if you lift under the tube, you are likely to bend the axle. Don't do it.
I have two axles, so I ramp up the wheel I'm not working on and this lifts the other wheel up off of the ground. Not all trailers will work this way, though. You should try it now, before you need to do work on the side of the road.
Bruce
