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24/2/2013 at 3:24pm
Location: Littleborough Outfit: Outwell Bear Lake 6 & Gelert Apollo 6
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Hi All
Decided to plump for a trailer to carry all our equipment. Found one on gumtree and bought it. When I got it home, looked at the wheels, hubs, tyres and realised it definitely needed new tyres, new bearings, so may as well get new hubs as well.
Previously it had 8" mini wheels (100mm pcd) so changed to 10" (100mm pcd) because I have built the trailer an expansive lid, so double its carrying size. I will upload some photo's.
This is what I ordered
ebay hubs, bearings and dust caps
However having fitted the new hubs, it appears I have around 1mm to 2mm of play from side to side, the bearings fit the 1" stubs perfectly....having questioned the supplier they asked about the D shape washer between the bearing and castle nut. There wasn't one on before....so have now ordered some 50mm washers with a 25.5mm hole....will this be OK??
Bit worried, don't want the hubs/wheels to wobble off at speed!
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25/2/2013 at 9:50am
Location: E Yorkshire Outfit: None Entered
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PLEASE PLEASE don't take this the wrong way, but do you have any idea how much over engineered your side extensions are ?
The four corner posts, and perhaps two lengths running from front to back would have done the job.
On a serious note, how do you gain access to load the contents, is the whole top hinged? if so, you will have to be very accurate with the way you load it.
Obviously it is an impressive piece of woodwork
With regard to the movement of the bearings. is the play of 1mm to 2mm at the tyre edge. Some bearings are designed to be like this, the ones on my trailer are the same. I'm an old time car mechanic, and this is the way they were made to work at one time. The nut was tightened up then backed off one nut flat to give some free play
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25/2/2013 at 6:23pm
Location: Littleborough Outfit: Outwell Bear Lake 6 & Gelert Apollo 6
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Thanks Jim
There wasn't a washer on the original hub, so have ordered 4 of these
Assuming 2 on each side will stop the lateral movment and be safe??
The base is all steel with checker plate, so quite heavy, so thought that would be OK....I know what your saying regarding being top heavy though...trial run once wheels are sorted without wife and kids and bikes....then with bikes....then and only then if all successful, wife as well ; )
If still ok, ill put the kids in the car
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26/2/2013 at 8:04pm
Location: E Yorkshire Outfit: None Entered
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Glad you took my comment as it was intended, it does not always come across as intended when typed out. Don't think the bikes would be too much of a problem, as they don't cause much sideways windage. I often load my trailer high, and worry about police thinking it may be a bit top heavy, but all my heavy stuff is low down. My loading is basic trailer heavy stuff, then side extensions for light weight gear, and then a dinghy or kayaks on top of that
Hope the washers solve the bearing problems.
------------- Canvas tent, paraffin light, petrol stove. Heaven
I'd rather be kayaking.
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