โFeb-12-2015 11:48 AM
โFeb-13-2015 04:00 PM
befu wrote:
Just looked up my bearing numbers on etrailer by the number first, instead of by the 5200 pound axle.
Inner bearings are 25520/25580 and are used on 5200 to 8000 pound axles
Outer bearings are 67010/67048 and are used on 5200 to 7000 pound axles.
Doesn't seem like my bearings should be near their load limit.
I need to pull a wheel and hub and mic the spindle. Also check my suspension components, see if anything is loose or worn. Thinking back, I wonder if I have some movement back there. I remember something about my new clamping wheel chocks being different side to side at the end of last season, like wheel center distance wasn't the same. I wondered what was different about the chocks at the time, now it has me wondering.... maybe it wasn't the chocks. hope I wasn't close to losing an axle!
โFeb-13-2015 02:21 PM
befu wrote:
Dexter website:
Thank you for the dexter link. I believe that is how I am doing it. I had a mechanic working for me for awhile, even he looked at it and couldn't find anything wrong with it. Only thing that stood out was how much lube to add through the zerk fitting. I have never added enough grease through the zerk fitting to get the old grease to flow out of the end bearing, let alone flow out until new grease is visible. I thought that would be too much grease, as the ezlube spindles push the grease in to the back bearing first. This would require the entire spindle to be filled with grease, which I thought you did not want. There is quite a bit of grease in the cavity between the two bearings in the hub, but not filled. Comments on this?
As far as preload goes, I have run them so when you grab the tire you can just feel a bit of wobble on the rim moving. In the past, I preload the nut until this wobble just snugs up, but not any tighter. I do tighten it up more at first to make sure the bearings are seated and not being held out by the grease in them.
โFeb-13-2015 10:26 AM
Campin LI wrote:
Don't dismiss your brake controller. Make sure it is functioning properly.
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โFeb-13-2015 08:53 AM
Dave H M wrote:
It needs to go to a trailer shop. I mean like the real ones that do trailers all the time and do alignment.
My guess is if it comes out of the alignment and suspension check OK you need to have the same shop do the bearing service.
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