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trailer tire rotation - important?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by rollin coal, Jan 20, 2012.

  1. Jan 20, 2012 #1
    rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    The caps on my trailer all look to be wearing really good except for one. The left, rear, inside tire has a few dips in odd random places around the inside shoulder of it. It's not really all that bad, nothing that bothers me, but would it be a good idea to rotate them? And how specifically? Just move the ones on the back axle to the front? Or would it be better to criss-cross the Left rears with the Right fronts and vice versa? I always criss-cross my drives when they need rotating. Does it really matter on trailer tires? It's not like they have lug tread that you want to keep wearing evenly like on the drives, which criss-crossing does a good job smoothing out the wear on lugs.
     
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  3. Jan 20, 2012 #2
    RedForeman

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    Cupping on the inside like that is likely a loose wheel bearing. Check the bearings and rotate that tire to another position. If it still cups it's probably a balance or bad casing problem.
     
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  4. Jan 20, 2012 #3
    BAYOU

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    also could be shocks
     
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  5. Jan 21, 2012 #4
    Crazy D

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    Good question. Because the front axle on my spread both inside tires have cupping on the inside shoulder. Wondering whats going on with this.I figured it was because it was a spread.
     
    Crazy D, Jan 21, 2012
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  7. Jan 21, 2012 #5
    lumberhauler_oh

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    wear like that on a spread is caused by the axle bushing
    had to replace mine put on new tires and no more wear
     
    lumberhauler_oh, Jan 21, 2012
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  8. Jan 21, 2012 #6
    BAYOU

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    Your right I had to change mine a few years back I took it in to get a elinment and they said mine were wore alote I did that and shocks and get 100,000 pluse miles on my spread axle tires
     
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  9. Jan 21, 2012 #7
    BigBadBill

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    I'm getting same wear on spread. Are axle bushings hard to replace?
     
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  10. Jan 21, 2012 #8
    BAYOU

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    Not bad if you have a press I had to cut the head off two bolts they were seased up rust is a b-ch
     
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