[Shop-talk] trailer advice needed

[Randall]

> Nope, but I could see the marks on the bearing races the last 
> time I repacked my bearings.  With my el-cheapo utility 
> trailer, there isn't a fine-enough adjustment between bearing 
> too tight, and bearing too loose; I've been running them on 
> the loose side figuring it was safer than too tight and overheating.
> Any thoughts on how to take up the slack without machining 
> custom spacers?

How does your current adjustment work ?  If it's the usual castellated nut &
cotter pin, you could just drill a second hole for the cotter pin at right
angles to the first one.  Or use a Nyloc nut.

But too loose by only 1/2 flat shouldn't hurt anything.

Marks on the races would be grounds for replacement, in my book.  Better to
replace the bearings a little sooner than wait for them to fail & take the
axle with them.

Randall