Thread: Boat Trailer Incident.....Again

Originally Posted by ScottV

When the hub came off of the spindle, there was a grease seal, inner bearing, washer, and a plain nut about 1/4 inch thick left on the spindle. The outer bearing was gone and there was no way to lock that nut without a retainer washer where you bend the ears down. There should have been a castle nut and cotter pin.

Exactly......and without that centrifigal force on the drivers side will loosen the nut.....on the other side the fors is turning the other direction so it does not come loose. Once that nut loosens your bearings no longer have a preload on them and the will can run hot or finally just desinigrate

Originally Posted by "G"

Exactly......and without that centrifigal force on the drivers side will loosen the nut.....on the other side the fors is turning the other direction so it does not come loose. Once that nut loosens your bearings no longer have a preload on them and the will can run hot or finally just desinigrate

And you make fun of DDs spelling?