Lost dust caps
On my last camping trip I somehow lost one of the dust caps off the axle of my trailer. Drove at least 5 hours without the cap. I've gotten a new cap but do you think I should have the old grease in...
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BarneyS wrote:Gdetrailer wrote:
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Takes a whole 10-15 minutes to pull the bearings and drums and clean out the old grease and refresh with new grease...Snip....
WOW! You work a whole lot faster than I do!!!! :E
Barney
I have the routine down to a science, jack up in the correct place and you can lift both axles on one side at the same time. I also make use of air tools to remove the lug nuts, makes for very quick work
I do that twice per yr since I have not only a travel trailer but a 18ft flatbed trailer both with dual axles. Takes me a whole hr for all four drums on each trailer.
PA requires a trailer safety inspection once per yr, one of the requirements is the mechanic must pull a drum on each side and inspect the brake shoes condition.
Instead of waiting to get surprised with a failed inspection I suck it up and pull them and verify the condition myself before hauling the trailer to the inspection station.
Being proactive has saved me a few trips over the years and paying for a failed inspection.
