ez loader wobble roller question

[celica-dude]

I'm preparing to replace 12 wobble rollers on my older ezloader trailer.
Sometime ago I purchased a bunch of ezloader rollers for this purpose.
So I took one of the original wobble roller off (marked "lake rubber" and "ezloader").

The aluminium shafts are 1" (oblong style, with hog rings), the plastic bushings are 1" ID x 1-1/2" OD (1-1/8" long).
My replacement rollers are 3x5 with 1-1/2" ID and they fit nicely on the old plastic bushings.
So the rollers fits nicely on the shaft but they do not really "wobble" that much at all.

The old rollers really "wobble" but appear to be quite worn out (they now have an ID of approximately 1-5/8").

So how much wobble is to be expected from these new ezloader rollers?
How does one measure wobble?
I guess I'm also wondering if I have the proper replacement rollers.


Thanks,
Denis

 

[dingbat]

Re: ez loader wobble roller question

I'm preparing to replace 12 wobble rollers on my older ezloader trailer.
Sometime ago I purchased a bunch of ezloader rollers for this purpose.
So I took one of the original wobble roller off (marked "lake rubber" and "ezloader").

The aluminium shafts are 1" (oblong style, with hog rings), the plastic bushings are 1" ID x 1-1/2" OD (1-1/8" long).
My replacement rollers are 3x5 with 1-1/2" ID and they fit nicely on the old plastic bushings.
So the rollers fits nicely on the shaft but they do not really "wobble" that much at all.

The old rollers really "wobble" but appear to be quite worn out (they now have an ID of approximately 1-5/8").

So how much wobble is to be expected from these new ezloader rollers?
How does one measure wobble?
I guess I'm also wondering if I have the proper replacement rollers.


Thanks,
Denis

The rollers are not supposed to "wooble". The roller bunk is the wooble part of the equation. If your rollers "wobble" the bushings are worn out and need replaced.

 

[celica-dude]

Re: ez loader wobble roller question

Perfect answer.
The old rollers wobble so much it's as if they were designed that way.
I guess the old rollers are *that* worn out.

Thanks for the quick clarification!