jjsydney Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Hi All Was very lucky today, home from fishing, 45min drive formt he ramp, last turn in the deadend and parked, get out and one wheel is skewed on the hub. Only 1 wheel nut left and 3 studs sheared off. Have bearing buddies and the trailer was serviced 2wks ago Any ideas as i will have to discuss it witht eh Mech tomorrow. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougSA Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Looks like wheel nuts were not done up properly mate. Possibly after service.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyman Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Mate to shear those off like that I'd suggest they may have been done up too tight??? Rattle guns run of big air compressors can mangle wheel studs and nuts if care is not taken. Just a guess of course. Not really sure. Hope you get it sorted out. Cheers David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aron Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Looks like wheel nuts were not done up properly mate. Possibly after service.? Heard of this before - did they use a rattle gun? should always tighten with a wrench - very lucky it wasn't worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingrod Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Slightly off topic Are your trailer brakes working? Its not the clearest photo, but the disc doesnt appear to have much in the way of friction marks. Ignore my comment if they are new hubs - prob still bedding in Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rzep Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 It may sound weird but I have seen this happen when the wheel nuts have been left too loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Probably to loose and very unlikley where checked when they where dropped on the ground. Also as others have said over tightening may cause this also but if there was rust in the stud it may have contributed to failure but the core looks intact of the stud. I hope your disc are easier then mine to get off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Same thing happened to my father once Loose nuts was the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Bait Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 A rattle gun would snap them off on the spot. I'd figure they weren't tight enough. Perhaps your mechanic was concerned about the condition of the studs & didn't want to over tighten them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsydney Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Hi All Happy ending the Mech was very embarrassed and has replaced the hub, and the rim as it was scuffed inside the wheel nut holes. Repairs were done at my place and very happy with the result. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinking Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 ^^^ glad you had a happy ending! the amount of trailers i see with seised bearings or snaped studs is unbeliveable..lol! remember a little preventative maintanaice goes along way! putting exposed metal parts into salt water then letting them sit there for god knows how long then driving them isnt the best..lol i wonder how many boat trailers i will see on the side of the road these summer holidays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 JJ Sounds like you have a good honest mechanic He knows he most probably done wrong and fixed his mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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