Trailer Mods

I got the underside of the wheel wells painted. Not going to worry about the outside or to good of a job on the underside. If they give me to much more trouble I will replace them with new ones.

Next I will start replacing the other U bolts on the frame.

Maybe later this winter or early spring I will get to replace the rollers. I read in an old thread that Air Slot did that and ran into some training opportunities. Any chance you will shed some light on that for me Air. ::)

Still no pics yet, I got them just been too busy to post them.
 
Hmmmm, I may have to go look at some old posts, cause I can't seem to remember. What I do remember was the hog rings being fused into the aluminum roller frames and I had to drill them out.

Here's a tip for ya that works. When you replace those big washers, paint em with bearing grease each spring. They will help the rollers work more smoothly and last forever.

Airslot
 
Fenders, just spry with undercoating!! Cheap, last forever ;)

I no like grease any were near the rollers!! Just some WD from time to time the grease attracts dirt like fly to fruit, make them rollers stick in no time!
 
I just talked to a guy who owns a new load rite trailer and found out that my  roller arms and supports are supose to tilt and swivel. Did that make any sense. Any how when my boat is off the trailer none of the roller arms or supports move. >:(



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Yes, they are supposed to move, articulate, swivel, and follow the hull as it loads and unloads. Sometimes after years they stiffen up and don't move freely, like everything else dipped in saltwater.

Airslot
 
OK here are the pictures I shorted you on.

One hub on. OK boy make sure it don't go anywhere.

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Second hub on. A little chilly today but heater don't want to work. Need to replace the air pump.

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Axle and springs installed.

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Inside of wheel well painted.

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Well now your up to date. Next I will install the wheel wells and the tires.
 
Got the wheel wells and tires on today and greased up the wench. The jack could use a little lube too.

Just a few more U bolts to replace and then the rollers.
 
My Load-rite rollers swivel all over the place.

Boy I miss that old Blazer!!:'(

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My last trailer was also to move, but were froze like yours, but they were froze in perfect position, and I left it alone!

A friend of mine fixed his, and the only way is that you will have to get the boat off the trailer and get all the bolts out, clean and replace with SS and all will be good again.

Now there is a small problem here, SS is not as strong as steel, you should use grade 8 bolts here cause they take a lot of weight!
But if you use steel they will rust again and you will start to stiffen up.

My buddy used SS and in 4 years 2 bolts broke!! I would use Steel and keep well lubed!!

I don't like grease or never seize here because it attracts dirt and holds it, there for it will start binding.

Just rinse with freash water well and when you can just spray the crap out of them with a good oil!
 
MJ I am assuming you no longer have that trailer. I would like to see some close ups if you still have it, or from anybody else.

Looked at mine a little closer today and found they are more like sliders then rollers. :(
 
The Load-Rite on the blazer is my brand new one!! You see the old under the V20 in the back ground.

They have plastic bushings on the screws.
 
Great work, Turbo!!...any pics of finished insallation?...

...every now and then a thread comes along that's REALLY informative...this one gets an "A" ....IMHO of course... ;) ...
 
Thanks RAP. I will take some today with tires on and off the jack stands.

Looking into the roller situation and I am not liking what I am finding. My rollers are 4" wide and 4" tall, the shaft is 3/4" but it looks like the shaft length or the web of the rollers is only 1/2".

Most new rollers I am finding have a shaft length of 1 1/4" to 1 1/2". Where can I find one as narrow as what I have on there now.

Also it seems easier to find 5" tall and 3" wide rollers. The extra 1" higher doesn't bother me but the 1" narrower seems like I will be giving up valuable support surface. Any thoughts from you guys who have done this before.
 
Air those are the rollers I have now. Dont know if I should go back with them or upgrade to the bushing type. The bushing type will require new arms as well, $$$$$. Maybe if I go back with these they will last a couple of years. Hopfuly load and unload better.

Another thing I thought about is the rollers I have now have a hole drilled in them so the roll pin, which is rusted, can be driven into and out of the shaft.

Not looking forward to this at all. I was worried about the spring replacement but it went better then expected. I was hoping the rollers would be easier then the springs but it's not looking that way. ???
 
Turbo, don't sweat it. Post up a pic of one of your roller arms. We'll figure out the best solution. I've done enough trailer work over the years to figure a few things out. ;) I can't see how you'd need new arms to change roller types. Even the tie down yellow rollers come with different size bushings in the kit to accomodate differing shaft sizes.

Airslot
 
I would like to start this reply with a warning. MJ and Stinky need not read any further. ;D






Air It's not the diameter on the shaft that bothers me, it's the length of it. The space between the inside washer and the outside washer is only about 1/2".

I'll try to get some close ups to post so you can see what I am talking about.
 
:-[ You hurt my feelings!!!!! :'(

I would never say anything about you liking it longer then wider!!

But that must just be a guy thing, cause women like it wider if they have to make a choice!! ;D

But the rollers that were just posted above are the right one, I believe??
 
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