Wheel bearings again!
A year ago I lost two bearings (nearly at the same time) after extended travel (about 6 hours straight) in hot weather. Both axles were replaced with 6,000 lb. axles (upgraded from 4,000 #). Last ...
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Barney007 wrote:
I too have experianced wheel bearing failurs and fires within a 6 month period. First make a claim with the NTHSB. Second I had the repairs completed and the AXLES ALIGNED. A good truck/trailer frame shop can do this work. It will cosr around 100+ an axle. In my situation the rear axle was the culprit, camber was -1-5/8" and -1.0" on the other. The axles are now alighned and we will see about the other bearings. The trailer is only two years old and YES I too had the CHINA bearings from the factory.
So the China bearings were not defective in your particular situation since it was the axle(s)?
