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How to change the bearings on a trailer

How to adjust and set trailer brakes

Checking Your Trailer’s Undergear

Examine the wear pattern of your tyres regularly, as this could provide important clues of the following possible problems. Tyre wear on the inside only is usually caused by overloading. Tyre wear on the outside only may indicate that wheels are running out of track and that the axle needs to be re-aligned. If only […]

Why do my wheel nuts / bolts keep loosening?

It is a fact. Sometimes when towing a trailer a wheel falls off. There are two possible scenarios – the first scenario is the loss of the wheel assembly after failure of the bolted joint (due to loss of wheel nuts / bolts or failure of the wheel studs / bolts). The second scenario is loss of the wheel and hub assembly after a bearing has failed. Most commonly, these failures are related to improper or deferred maintenance of the axle involved.

Brake Adjustments

In need of help with brake adjustments? Just follow these step-by-step instructions or contact your nearest branch when in doubt. Our staff will be more than willing to give you some guidance.