keith2k455
Chief Petty Officer
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- Jul 23, 2012
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So I have an interesting problem. I can pull the trailer at highway speeds and the hubs, lugs and wheels stay pretty cool just fine. I check them with my hand whenever I pull over to check the lugs or when the stupid seat raises open after a big bump.
The thing is, I can touch the hubs, etc when pulling off the highway and they seem fine. When I touch them after I get it home, all are fine except the right front hub. Specifically the lug nuts are extremely hot. Trailer is a tandem axle with surge drum brakes on the front axle. This is a torsion axle setup with new bearings on sure lube axles that I serviced this year. My distance off the intestate is about 2 miles, a half mile is on a 45 mph road and the rest is through my neighborhood and then I back the rig into my driveway.
Anyone ever experience anything like this? Does it have to do with the turns and tandem axles? Could my free backing hub on that side just not be releasing well? If it is the free backing,would a 40' reverse cause this? I just want to get some ideas to avoid bearing failure.
The thing is, I can touch the hubs, etc when pulling off the highway and they seem fine. When I touch them after I get it home, all are fine except the right front hub. Specifically the lug nuts are extremely hot. Trailer is a tandem axle with surge drum brakes on the front axle. This is a torsion axle setup with new bearings on sure lube axles that I serviced this year. My distance off the intestate is about 2 miles, a half mile is on a 45 mph road and the rest is through my neighborhood and then I back the rig into my driveway.
Anyone ever experience anything like this? Does it have to do with the turns and tandem axles? Could my free backing hub on that side just not be releasing well? If it is the free backing,would a 40' reverse cause this? I just want to get some ideas to avoid bearing failure.