Harvey, I had a similar situation with my Trail-rite. I ended up replacing both the springs and shackles, plus hubs and wheels. I got some slick hubs from Turbo Lube. These hubs take 80W gear oil and never need to be packed. (www.tiedown.com) They have a plastic dust cover so that you can see the level of the oil. Have been completely waterproof so far. While I was at it, I also changed the rusty springs and shackles. I bought galvanized wheels and tires at Boaters World. It was a bit expensive, but I feel my wheel problems are over. I tried to save the old hubs and wheels, but they were completely unsatisfactory even after a good sandblasting and bearing change. I didn't trust the very rusty springs and wheels, and the hubs tended to leak and then heat up. New running gear is cheap insurance. Bill M-17 #279 Endelig On Friday, January 23, 2004, at 09:13 PM, Harvey Wilson wrote:
Hi gang..
The studs on my Trailrite wheels are rusted in place, as the previous owner used it in salt water. Is there a way to easily remove the whole wheel??
So far, no real problems, but knowing this, I no longer wish to trailer Stargazer more then the 2 miles to the ramp!!!
Regards,
Harvey/Ga
M-17 Stargazer #294
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