Got A Wobbler

[Muskrater]

I just replaced my bearings in my boat trailer . Put tires back on and one is wobbly . What would cause this?

 

[GA_Boater]

Muskrater

Moved out of an old thread.

Were the old bearings damaged on the wobbling side?

 

[MTboatguy]

Did you make sure and match the old bearings that were in it to the new bearings you purchased? Did you tighten the spindle nut up correctly with all the washers and such that came out of it? Did you inspect the bearing races to make sure they are not damaged?

 

[joeanna]

and did you tighten the lug nuts correctly.....in a criss-cross fashion? or is the rim bent?

 

[Sprig]

Could be a lot of things. Jack up that side and see how much play you have. In any event I’d pull the bearings, inspect them and the race, make sure you got the correct bearings. Repack them and install them correctly. If it wasn’t wobbling before it’s probably something you did when installin* the new bearings.

 

[Silverbullet555]

Define what you mean by wobble. Bent rim, bent hub loose hub, loose wheel?

 

[Maclin]

What all happened just before you decided to get new bearings? Was there a failure of some kind?

 

[ahicks]

I absolutely HATE wobblers, especially those that wern't wobbling when I started work on them.