Brought my trailer home from storage. All kinds of clanking noises.Grabbed all four tires and shook 'em. Two of them clunked back and forth. Is that really the way to tell if you need new bearings?It's a 2003 without much mileage on it. Just thought I should have the brakes and bearings checked. Shop wants 350 to check brakes, repack/replace bearings/hub, and clean up.I'll see what's around for tires then throw out a thread (there aren't enough tire threads lol). Not going to replace wheels. Money is tight! Just going to replace original tires.Then the awning. Ouch!

Loose play CAN be an indicator but to be sure you need to pull them and inspect, which I would do

ten years old and not much mileage would call for pulling the drums and check that the shoes are still attached as they were bonded on. I found one of my shoes yesterday just laying in the drum when i pulled it. I replaced the entire backing plate with preinstalled shoes,springs and adjusters.

i guess i have no idea what labor is these days but that seems expensive

The clunking noise may have been from your magnet hitting the drum dependin on how hard you shook the tires/wheels. Did you feel the wheel wobble on the axle ? If so that would indicate the need for some sort of bearing work. For awhile a lot of new TT were coming from the factory with loose drums. For some reason the axles were being delivered without the drums being properly tightened onto the axle. I remember reading many posts where several rv'ers had discovered the drums weren't tight and bearing were ruined.

Looseness isn't necessarily a sign you need new bearings. They may just need adjusting but first they need to be cleaned and inspected.

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the_bear_II
Explorer
Jun 27, 2013
The clunking noise may have been from your magnet hitting the drum dependin on how hard you shook the tires/wheels. Did you feel the wheel wobble on the axle ? If so that would indicate the need for some sort of bearing work. For awhile a lot of new TT were coming from the factory with loose drums. For some reason the axles were being delivered without the drums being properly tightened onto the axle. I remember reading many posts where several rv'ers had discovered the drums weren't tight and bearing were ruined.
uzikaduzi
Explorer
Jun 27, 2013
i guess i have no idea what labor is these days but that seems expensive
jasult
Explorer
Jun 27, 2013
ten years old and not much mileage would call for pulling the drums and check that the shoes are still attached as they were bonded on. I found one of my shoes yesterday just laying in the drum when i pulled it. I replaced the entire backing plate with preinstalled shoes,springs and adjusters.
Dtaylor
Explorer
Jun 27, 2013
Loose play CAN be an indicator but to be sure you need to pull them and inspect, which I would do

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