TwoWatt
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2001
- Messages
- 249
First let me say it's been so long since I've been to Iboats. I really enjoyed this forum & now I remember it I'll be sure to visit more often.
Now for the problem. A couple years ago my cotter pin apparently broke & my axle nut fell off. Luckily I caught this pretty quick & at low speed.
The tire did rub against the fender a bit & I did notice some grooving on the spindle but I made it into a parking lot before it came completely off.
I remember fixing it & making it home and honestly don't remember seeing any wobble but I noticed it last year. So I jack it up & gave it a spin. Definitely a wobble & it stops very quickly. Even after noticing this I was dumb & pulled it about 30 miles after pressure from friends to "bring your boat!!"
I stopped every 15 mins or so on the way there & the hub never even got warm.
Anyways. I would like to fix it 100% before this season so I don't have to worry.
Could I just have a damaged hub? I've called a few trailer repair shops about a new spindle & they all say just to replace the axle (which is last resort for me($$$))
I believe I have a video of it spinning if that would help.
Now for the problem. A couple years ago my cotter pin apparently broke & my axle nut fell off. Luckily I caught this pretty quick & at low speed.
The tire did rub against the fender a bit & I did notice some grooving on the spindle but I made it into a parking lot before it came completely off.
I remember fixing it & making it home and honestly don't remember seeing any wobble but I noticed it last year. So I jack it up & gave it a spin. Definitely a wobble & it stops very quickly. Even after noticing this I was dumb & pulled it about 30 miles after pressure from friends to "bring your boat!!"
I stopped every 15 mins or so on the way there & the hub never even got warm.
Anyways. I would like to fix it 100% before this season so I don't have to worry.
Could I just have a damaged hub? I've called a few trailer repair shops about a new spindle & they all say just to replace the axle (which is last resort for me($$$))
I believe I have a video of it spinning if that would help.