Barney007
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Re: Wheel bearings again!
CKNSLS wrote: 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 cost 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)? China bearing had a lot to do with it as well as the alignment, those guys from Cali are ID 10 T's Camber had something to do with it, With negative camber the whell/hub is riding on the outer/outboard bearing (for the guys in cali, it the small one) You want a positive camber for the weight of the trailer be on the inner/inboard (the larger bearing) Yes, a person want to use a good quality grease and tighten to manufacture specs.575Views0likes0CommentsRe: Wheel bearings again!
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.304Views0likes0Comments
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