The old bad axle/tire wear problem is still alive

[MountainTop]

Last fall we had to have the axle on our 183 replaced due to damage related to a bearing problem. Waited 3 weeks mid-trip for a new one to be manufactured and shipped cross country because there was no inventory anywhere in the US. The damaged axle had been realigned because of excessive tire wear from a negative cant and the tires were wearing evenly at that point.. We continued the trip , adding maybe 1500 miles to the tires. At the beginning of the next trip this summer the tires looked fine but after about 1000 mi. we had to replace one tire when it lost pressure and we saw that it had been rubbing the trailer under the fender and there were big blisters inside the tire. By the end of the trip, several thousand miles more, the other tire was seriously worn on the inside tread. Just had the new axle realigned to get the proper cant and also had to replace both tires. It's annoying that after all the hoohaw about poor quality axles a few years ago, especially from Lippert, that this problem continues and costs plenty to correct - over $400 for us this time, tires included.

 

[danemayer]

we had to replace one tire when it lost pressure and we saw that it had been rubbing the trailer under the fender and there were big blisters inside the tire.

How do your springs look?

 

[mlpeloquin]

It's annoying that after all the hoohaw about poor quality axles a few years ago, especially from Lippert, that this problem continues and costs plenty to correct - over $400 for us this time, tires included.

Spring are one thing. Have you ever had your trailer weighed? Twice we had it done at national rallies. Both times the outfit doing the weighing told me that many are way over weight. You need to weigh your trailer at least at a CAT scale. It does not cost much.