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Trailer wheel bearing help
On 02 Jul 2003 20:54:18 GMT, (BATSI1149) wrote:
not knowing your trailer, I would have thought there should be a plastic or
metal dust cap in the centre of the hub, unscrew or prise this gently off and
you should see one large castellated nut with split pin, remove pin undo large
nut and remove hub.
when you replace bearing do up nut but back off slightly to avoid
overtightening and of course replace split pin hope this helps
If the bearings are ball bearings and do not fall appart when the
inner and outer tracks are pulled appart (i.e. not annular contact
bearings), do the nut up tight.
If the bearings fall appart when pulled (i.e. taper roller or annular
contact bearings), do the nut up fairly tightly whilst spinning the
wheel/hub. Slacken, and retighten by fingures only, so there is the
hint of rimrock, and repin.
If your bearings do not rummble when the wheel is spun. remove them,
and if taper roller or annular contact ball, wash bearings to clean
them. Repack with grease, refit and adjust as above.
Tony Brooks
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