Axle repaired!

[RussGW270]

I get it guys, I do.. heh. I only ran a short distance to see if I could feel the surge. That is the big indicator. If I had not felt it, I would be worried. Each time they locked up, the surge did not occur.

Last night, it did, so.. I think the heat is because the end of the trip was a lot of maneuvering.. well, not a lot.. heh, pretty good at trailering when I have one that works.. lol.. but you get the idea. It needed the brakes, vs the "going out" only a couple times.

So, all in all, I think they are fine. That being said, I cannot wait to replace the other axle and the rest of the moving parts. Thing still makes me nervous as I hate the trailer..

I have a slip reserved for Sat and Sun night at Port A.. so, will see how she does. Either way, I think we will be fine.

Lost my drone pilot though.. his daughter is sick Will have to get the drone on auto pilot for short bursts.. no biggie.

R

 

[SmokyMtnGrady]

My hubs run between 110-120 depending on the run. I usually only take their temp when I am driving to Florida from NC. It is critical that you inflate your trailer tires to their max cold pressure levels. Under inflated tires , especially trailer tires, generate more heat and that heat is transferred to the hub. Your brakes could be fine but your tires could be the problem. My other advice is buy the highest load range radial tire you can get for the wheel size you have and buy Goodyear Endurance.

 

[RussGW270]

Awesome info, as always, Smoky.

Wish you all were around Texas. I just love talking and hanging with other boaters. I think I am more looking forward to getting down there, docking.. and sitting back talking to other boaters than fishing.. lol. Don't tell my wife I said that

I'll start shopping for new tired today...

By the end of the summer, I will have a new axle on the rear of the trailer.. and maybe new springs, we will see. At least a new axle. I WOULD like to raise it an inch or two. The tires are awful close to the fenders, but we will see. When I do the next repair.. going to take it to a trailer expert and make sure it sits right on the trailer.. go through every inch of that trailer and make sure she is top notch.

Or as close as I can get

R

 

[Bloodweiser]

Russ... Dont forget to check the weather.

 

[RussGW270]

slap yerself

Yea, weather looks a little windy, but if all we do is fish inland.. we are fine. If the waves are under 5 ft, we are fine. The swell is under 30% either way, also fine. I need and want to get this boat into something other than glass weather. I want to feel what she does and see how she handles, so, this is good enough for me. Heh.. and I am not risking anything, so can handle her.

Still... welcome to come down and be my buddy boat

( I have beeeeeeeeeerrrrrr)

I do not drink while I drive a boat.. lol.. so you can drink it all
R

 

[wrxhoon]

Okay, then I feel better. Not sure who, but someone went on and on when I said they were around 110 at one point, said they should be below 100....so have been doing all this based on that.

So, looks like I am taking her to Port Aransas Saturday.

Not installing the weight distribution hitch this trip. It works....the trailer....so not tempting fate.

R

Russ,
Are you talking about rotor temp or hub? 135 F is on the high side for hubs but no issue on rotors even higher. If it was 135 F on the hubs check to make sure the new bearings you installed are not over tighten .

 

[RussGW270]

I did not install them, the trailer place did. I was talking hubs, not rotor. They were only 105 when I was just driving down the road. They were 135 when I pulled her back to the house through the sub-division and then backing her into the driveway. My assumption is, I ride the brakes going down a 2-lane road, so they heated up.

Oh, I think the fact the old hubs AND the new hubs matched temps, says it was just due to how I drove her home.

Now, I am dying to learn how to use the toilet on that thing.. as it has not been touched in over a year lol

R

 

[Bloodweiser]

Russ. If I was closer I'd be there.. No beers for me on the water either.
Enjoy the trip I'm sure all will work out.

 

[RussGW270]

I will try to get the drone going and do some videos.. and capture some photos. Either way, expect a full report, videos, photos, lies about the fish we caught.. the whole 9 yeards.. lol

R

 

[RussGW270]

Okay, for morbid curiosity... here is the receipt for the repairs made before I bought the boat. I removed the names as... the owner is awesome. I do not blame them in the slightest, but no way in hell did they get charged almost $2,600 bucks and the trailer person did not see the axles. Adding a picture of the first axle as reference.

I do not understand how they did all these repairs and the hubs were given an oil bath? I mean.. if they replaced the hubs, and I think it says they did.. then why give them a bath?

At least this confirms the brake themselves are new

All water under the bridge now, and, like I said.. the previous owner is top notch... he was WAY more gracious about this sale and worried about the trailer as well...more than anyone I ever met.. but the trailer place.. yea. This boat would have never made it here had it not been loaded onto a flatbed. Thank God for an accidental change.

R

 

[Parthery]

Oil bath is a type of hub....they didn't give your bearings an oil bath. I'm guessing they replaced two of the hubs with new oil bath hubs.

Over the road trailers use oil baths with good luck....I'm not a big fan of them for boat trailers as if they develop a leak, you lose all the fluid and fry a bearing, or water can get in and contaminate the oil worse than water mixing with grease. I think EZ Loader still uses them, as do some other trailer manufacturers, but most of the ones down here use traditional grease filled hubs.

 

[Ky Grady]

Looking at the pic of the backside of you hub, that is not a new grease seal so not sure how they serviced the bearings without removing seal. Also looking at that rust, your trailer is on borrowed time.

 

[Lsquared]

Okay, for morbid curiosity... here is the receipt for the repairs made before I bought the boat. I removed the names as... the owner is awesome. I do not blame them in the slightest, but no way in hell did they get charged almost $2,600 bucks and the trailer person did not see the axles. Adding a picture of the first axle as reference.

I do not understand how they did all these repairs and the hubs were given an oil bath? I mean.. if they replaced the hubs, and I think it says they did.. then why give them a bath?

At least this confirms the brake themselves are new

All water under the bridge now, and, like I said.. the previous owner is top notch... he was WAY more gracious about this sale and worried about the trailer as well...more than anyone I ever met.. but the trailer place.. yea. This boat would have never made it here had it not been loaded onto a flatbed. Thank God for an accidental change.

R

Looks like they charged 2600 for parking it on their lot for the four days they were "working" on it

 

[wrxhoon]

Russ that axle is shot I wouldn't go very far with that.
If the hubs are getting to 135 F just going around the corner they will get hotter on the HWY at 65 MPH. New bearings and new hubs getting hot could be that they are a bit on the light side for the weight they carry.

 

[family affair]

Agree with Hoon. Hate to say it, but 135 is too hot unless you came down a hell of a grade before you checked. My last trip 50 miles one way resulted in hubs only slightly warmer than ambient and that's with a 6800 lb load on a 7200 lb rated trailer. I'd check to see how tight those bearings are.

 

[RussGW270]

Looking at the pic of the backside of you hub, that is not a new grease seal so not sure how they serviced the bearings without removing seal. Also looking at that rust, your trailer is on borrowed time.

Agreed - hence why a 2nd new axle is on the list for next month. Probably order it in a week or so, just have to juggle a couple things. Hoping to replace that plus the last of the moving parts at the same time... we will see.

Family - it was only 105, till I went back to the subdivision, which is a winding barely two-lane road. I tend to ride the brakes the entire 3-5 miles into the subdivision, so.. will know more as I am able to pull it further today or tomorrow. The key here is all 4 hubs were 135... not just the old ones.. i.e. the new ones were the exact same temp, meaning it was due to me applying the brakes a lot. Had the back hubs been hot and not the first, I would relate it to them being shot.

All that said, the back axle also needs to be replaced, but I do not think one trip will cause a failure.. but, hell.. been wrong before.

R