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One wheel on my trailer
Had a very oops moment with my trailer a couple of weeks ago. One of
the roadwheels came off while I was doing about 40-50 MPH. Trailer was unladen at the time, but obviously the hub and the suspension will have had quite a shock. There is no obvious damage and I was able to get home once i'd re- fitted the wheel. What checks can I do (it's indespension type suspension) to see if anything needs replacing, and what if anything would people recommend replacing anyway? Hub bearings? Hub? Suspension unit? |
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wrote in message ... Had a very oops moment with my trailer a couple of weeks ago. One of the roadwheels came off while I was doing about 40-50 MPH. Trailer was unladen at the time, but obviously the hub and the suspension will have had quite a shock. There is no obvious damage and I was able to get home once i'd re- fitted the wheel. What checks can I do (it's indespension type suspension) to see if anything needs replacing, and what if anything would people recommend replacing anyway? Hub bearings? Hub? Suspension unit? The nuts! |
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On 13 May, 22:51, Harry Bloomfield
wrote: was thinking very hard : What checks can I do (it's indespension type suspension) to see if anything needs replacing, and what if anything would people recommend replacing anyway? *Hub bearings? Hub? Suspension unit? I would not expect anything more than superficial damage. An unladen trailer weighs very little compared to the weight they can be filled with. Why did the wheel come off in the first place would be my concern. It was the nut behind the steering wheel :+(( I did a whole load of work on the trailer a couple of months back, I took the wheels off when I put them back on I didn't tighten the nuts fully, partly as they would be coming off again, and partly as it would be easier to keep them still once the axle was back on the trailer. I had to leave it for a couple of months awaiting parts. When I put it back together I managed to reassemble the trailer without taking the wheels off again. I tightened every nut up 'king tight...........except for eight of them which I completely forgot :+(( |
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On Thu, 14 May 2009 01:25:26 -0700, cpvh wrote:
I had to leave it for a couple of months awaiting parts. When I put it back together I managed to reassemble the trailer without taking the wheels off again. I tightened every nut up 'king tight...........except for eight of them which I completely forgot :+(( Heh :-) I tend to leave myself helpful notes when I'm doing things like that - e.g. sitting on the dash where I can't possibly miss it (in the case of a trailer, attached to the tow hitch area I suppose). That or I simply cripple it in some way so it won't go anywhere without my correcting the 'fault' - which always seems to be enough to tickle braincells into remembering any other things I need to do before use. These things happen, though - I know several folk who have lost wheels on cars doing exactly the same as you have with the trailer... cheers Jules |
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