Been there. Five+ years and 35000 miles later, AOK. But keep an eye on it.
You should check hub temps every time you stop. If you can't keep your finger
on it, you got a problem.

Did you replace the bearings on the other wheel(s)? I would. Or at least pull it apart and have
a look.

I presume by "drum" you mean "outer race". The bearing and outer
race should always be replaced together. You did that, but there's
an implication that it would be OK to do just one.


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"Frank Taylor, Jr." wrote in message ...
I recently had one of the wheels on my trailer overheat after only about 4
miles of driving. As it turns out the one of the bearings has totally
disintegrated and a piece of the drum had broken off. I replace the drum
and the bearings.

Inspection of the spindle revealed that it was not bent but it did have a
few gouges on it. The new bearings and the new drum all fit on perfectly
and after about 25 miles of towing (with the boat on the trailer), the hub
was just barely warm.

My question is . . . are the gouges in the spindle going to cause a problem
or is it okay? I'm thinking that since the drum turns on the bearings and
not the spindle, it should be no problem but I want to be sure.

What do you all think?

Frank