Rollers

[cjg]

Help<br />Is there any easy way to free up or loosen seized rollers on the trailer ?

 

[Ross J]

Re: Rollers

Nylon or steel sleeves on the rollers?<br />If steel, then give them away and replace with nylon, (I had nothing but trouble with my steel ones once rust set in).<br /> If nylon then they'll clean up OK. Put some marinised vasoline on the shafts when you put them back togeather.<br />If you can't do them all at once (as I couldn't) then jack the boat clear of each one to replace.<br />Ross

 

[cjg]

Re: Rollers

Unfortunately they are steel pins

 

[Ross J]

Re: Rollers

I'll tell you this much, It's a pig of a job getting rollers on siezed shafts off. There's only one way to do it without ruining the supports and thats to use a jig saw with a long blade. Slip it between the roller and the housing so it just cuts the steel pin. Any other way I tried didn't work nearly as well.<br />Replace with stainless!<br />Good luck, Ross

 

[boater4life]

Re: Rollers

Replace the system with bunks! Less moving parts and a lot easier to maintain.<br /><br />