Learn from me will ya? New parts from Zieman were only 20 bucks a side. *phew!* But it coulda been a whole lot worse!!!

Time to lube up everyone!!!

What things are suposta look like...



Where you are suposta lube things...



What happens when you dont lube things!

Nice hope you weren't too far from home.

oops!! hmmm better check mine

went to mammoth last weekend...my wife noticed it the day after we got home while she was unpacking the trailer! i know it wasnt that way when we left...so i have no idea exactly when it broke!

Zip tie.. good as new.. gonna do that asap..

Hey Joe, remember when I asked if your 16" setup rubs?
From the last pix you posted, you are getting some rubbing on the inside.
That sucks.
I don't know if you can go to 16" on trailers that haven't had the axles flipped.

Wait a minute, after thinking about it, could you have gotten the rubbing from when the shackles broke?

I know this is asking alot, could you take a pix of the same view on the other side of your trailer for me?

np bro...ill do that tonight! i can tell u this much...from the outside...it looks just fine. my wife noticed the hanger loose between the tires...the way the trailer sits..it appears normal!

had to have happened on the way home from mammoth...cause i always do a walk around before i head out.

did somebody here msg me last night online? i tried to reply but it didnt go through. the build date on the trailer is 10/99

*sigh*

sorry bro...i fell asleep when i got home from work! i have to work tomorrow also...so ill take that pic for u when i get home. got the repair parts today from Zieman. 20 bucks for ALL new shackles, bolts, nuts, and the pivot pieces. they look a lot better than whats on there now!!!!!!!! projects, projects and more projects!

As promised....

Broken side from the outside

Unbroken side from the outside. Not a whole lot of difference! The mark u see on the tire is from the shakle being broken. These tires have been on for maybe 2k mi so far. No problems at all! (with the tires!)

Cool, thx Joe.
Have you seen any rubbing on the inside, on the back of the tire?
I saw you had some rubbing on the back of the tire in an earlier pix but I figured it was from the broken schakle.

only that little contact u see on the broken side. if u look at the good side (first pic) there is no contact at all.

starting to look a little better now!! im gonna do a whole write up on electric trailer brake service when i get done.

Geez luckily she noticed it i dont know how she saw it but good thing she did

TTT

Crap, is it time to lube up again?

So where's that writeup you were talking about?

Oh man, I don't know if I should thank you, or not

I've been putting off doing the brakes for a long time, now I have to

Thanks for bringing this back up Joe, they're probably getting ready to fail right now.

that's good to know.

Thanks Joe, for the reminder, doing mine when I get home before first trip this year.

ummmmm....

ill work on it this weekend???

i have all the pics still. ill get it done as soon as i can!

I just greased mine last night....some took grease fine and others I couldn't
pack any into! Some of the nipples popped off and had to be popped back in....
Anybody else have this issue?

its best to get the wheels off the ground when your tryin to lube em...

the zerks will plug up for sure!!

Hey Joe,,
when your done, will you service my racer trailer.. only a year old, but has about 20K miles on it now..

ummmmmmmmm...

u gonna bring it to me???

So wait, Rob wants Joe to lube his axle. I thing this is the wrong forum for that.

DurWOOD - That would be my "shackles" and "shoes" I want lubed..

Effin guy..

Did mine yesterday. 4 of the 24 I had to do wouldn't take any grease (3 axle WW). Read up on the manual last night and it says greaseing them is NOT required but can be done if you feel like it.

Rivermobster.
damn, thats a lesson learned the hard the hard way for sure. what concerns me though is the shackle brackets themselves. even with less than adequite lubrication, i would thing they should have held a little better than they did. you may want to look for am upgraded brackets sytem. nonetheless, im glad you pointed this out. i learned this lesson from building many backyard trailers from existing trailers that i have used the axles and springs from, and found that the zerk fitted pins are all dried up and starting to show wear. my local trailer supply house sells the zerk fitted pins for a seasonable price, and i highly recomend them to folks that still have the teflon sleeved non zerk pins. the teflon sleeves are great for smaller trailers that see very little maitenance, but the upgrade to these pins are a must for travel trailers. sorry for the unfortunate brakage, but thanks for the post. good post man.

I just got a 2005 ww cl45 and was going through the trailer before the first big trip and there was NO GREASE at all.The guy I bought the trailer from had the WHOLE TRAILER serviced buy a WW dealer just prior to Thanksgiving!!!I guess the full service does not include lubing the suspension.BTW I don't think those zerks have ever seen a drop of grease!! I also had some of the zerks pop off I have never seen some that just pop on and off(not screw in) Other than that the rest of the trailer seemed fine

What size Zerk fittings do I need to get?
My new trailer has some missing.
Also, do I have to tap to get them in or just screw them in?
Thanks

You can get the hammer in kind if your holes are not tapped.

Napa has the self-threading ones.

just call zieman bro. they will send you the new ones (bolt and all) and they are dirt cheap!

GREAT NEWS....

Being a huge skeptic, it sounds like Zieman knows of an issue and sends out the parts cheap so as to not incure problems with customers. Those broken brackets look more like a case of binding and lack of strength in the bracket, than lubrication issues. Lubricating is mostly for the bolt and bushing, not the exterior bracket.

I'll check mine this week too!! However, I'll be checking for wear on the bracket (metal to metal binding and rubbing, cracks...etc)... and throw some grease down the zerk for good measure.

... again thank you.

With your brakes... did you repack your wheel bearings? Or replace them? I know of issues with them too... NOT good.

Let us know, I'm interested in doing wheel bearings but haven't done them on this trailer and don't know costs... where to buy proper bearings/parts. ...and where's the "how to" on the brakes?!

D'oh!

The grease fitting is to grease the spring and bolt, not the shackle and bolt. The shackle and bolt should work as one. In other words the bolt should have ridges on it near the head to seat the shackle to it. I had the same problem on my trailer. The shackle was wearing on the bolt and it wore itself out and broke.

I tried to lube my trailer today. The zerk fittings on the part that is connected to the frame took grease but the others would not take any grease. I know that the zerk fitting is not plugged because the fitting came off and I saw grease coming out the end of it. Does anyone know why it would not take grease.

Thanks in advance...

crud built up on the inside would be my guess

Jack it off the ground with full extension of the springs

check this out... looks pretty stout http://www.toyhaulermagazine.com/EquaFlex.html

I like that Equa Flex!