Jill:
If you don't know when it was done last, just do it. And, don't
rely on hearsay about when it's last repack/replacement was done.
- Dick
(5368)
At 11:17 AM 3/20/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>How does one know if it's time to do this job?
>I'm especially concerned about having it done
>before towing my newly acquired '59 from
>California... 600 miles to Oregon.
>
>Jill
>--- Jim Dunmyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > In my experience, the wheel hubs do NOT
> > get even slightly warm, let alone "quite
> > warm". They might be adjusted too tight, but
>it's hard to tell from here. I do know that
>proper periodic maintenance (every 10 -> 12,000
>miles) is very important, especially on a
>single-axle trailer. Things get very nasty if a
>bearing goes to hell on the road. It'll sieze up,
>spin the inner race on the axle stub, maybe even
>destroy the axle stub. I once let the rear wheel
>bearings on my VW go too long without maintenance
>and it took a lot of fooling around to get all
>the galling filed off the axle stub before I
>could install the new bearing. That wasn't so bad
>because I heard the noise from the bearing as it
>disintigrated and was able to stop for repairs.
>Had it been on a trailer, I wouldn't have heard
>it and it would have been a REAL mess.
>
> > I usually disassemble the brakes, clean up the
>wear surfaces and put a TINY bit of grease on
>them. The adjusters get disassembled, cleaned,
>and the screws coated with grease. It's a good
>idea to replace them so you always adjust in the
>same direction to "tighten"; reversing them will
>reverse that action and confuse you if they're
>not all the same. FWIW: I set mine so that
>pushing the adjuster spoon "up" (towards the
>center of the axle) tightens the brakes, but it's
>unimportant as to which way you go as long as
>they're all the same.
>
> > You should always use new seals so as to keep
>the bearings free of dirt and grease out of the
>brakes. Besides, you usually destroy them when
>you remove 'em.
>
> > This is a too-important issue to ignore and
> > there's little excuse to let it go, as easy as
>it is to repack the bearings and adjust the
>brakes. I spend about 30 minutes/wheel total, so
>it's not a big deal. Although you don't need any
>special tools, a universal brake spring tool and
>adjusting spoon are helpful. Vice-Grip pliers and
>a large screwdriver will serve in a pinch.
>
> > <<Jim>>
>
>
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>It's the RAINBOW."
>
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