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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buzzard616 wrote:
Slight twist to the topic but I'm curious about 'ramping' one wheel to raise the other off the ground.
Doesn't that result in the ramped wheel/tire/hub supporting almost twice the design load?
Stu
Very good point. When you jack under the u-bolts, at least both axles are still loaded.
I have decided that jacking under the axle u-bolts is the best option. Just enough to get the tire off the ground.
