molardog wrote:
dadmomh wrote:
Looks a lot like the problem we had with our HTT. DH felt sure it was alignment and the dealer agreed. The problem came when the manufacturer of the axels said if it truly was alignment, they would replace, HOWEVER....the dealer would have to remove, do whatever was needed to ship to the factory, they would check them and IF they agreed it was alignment they would replace. Otherwise, we would be stuck with the bill to remove, ship, return ship, replace. Since our problem was only on 1 tire, DH said he'd just replace that tire more often than go through all that hassle and likely the manufacturer would say it was fine. Funny thing was that the dealer doing the work was the one the axel manufacturer recommended as their service source. Just not worth the gamble of having a huge bill and the trailer out of use for likely the whole summer.
I can understand that. For now, I am not too keen on someone monkeying with our axle if the problem was one of us overloading the rear end with those bikes.
The problem is that your axles should have been able to take the addition of the bikes (or any additional weight items) without causing the tire problems. You can decide how you want to handle things, of course, but if an axle catastrophically fails miles from home, you'll have wished for a replacement sooner.
I'd suggest that you at least get a quote for new axles from a frame shop and weigh that against the accelerated tire wear over the course of the next few years.
