sly_karma
Crew Member
Headed to the lake yesterday after another hot Okanagan day. At the marina I noticed brake smell and hubs were hot, enough to push some grease out the bearing buddies. Unhitched briefly and the trailer rolled easily. The brakes were not locked on anymore, but clearly they had been. On the way home I stopped after a kilometre and everything was fine, same when I got home (5 minute drive).
The trailer is a single axle 20' with surge activated drum brakes. Had a full rebuild on them a year ago, put about 2000 km on the trailer since then. I'm careful to re-grease bearings in spring and after a long trip. Never known the trailer to do this before. I did have to pull up fairly sharply for a stop light en route to the marina yesterday but nothing exceptional. Any idea what happened?
The trailer is a single axle 20' with surge activated drum brakes. Had a full rebuild on them a year ago, put about 2000 km on the trailer since then. I'm careful to re-grease bearings in spring and after a long trip. Never known the trailer to do this before. I did have to pull up fairly sharply for a stop light en route to the marina yesterday but nothing exceptional. Any idea what happened?