Trailer wheels are locked up

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Michael H, Nov 15, 2016.

  1. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    No. I like that. I think my KW is going to get those since it'll be sitting a lot more than driving.
     
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  3. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    If nothing works, you could pull the wheels and beat on the drums with a sledge. Just be prepared to buy new drums. I've split 1 in half doing that lol.
     
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  4. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    I had a truck with the "lubed for life" s-cam tubes...and they liked to stick. I pulled the pins on clevis, released the brakes (it was on jack-stands) and tried to move the slacks and s-cams...it took a big pipe wrench. An hour later I was back from the dealer with new s-cams, bushings and the proper size bit to remove the threaded plug on the cam tube for the new grease zerks. The cams were rusty...and I drove this truck, it wasn't parked.
     
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Well, you're not supposed to KILL it. :p
     
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I pulled a nasty old steel body dump once that had that issue. The emergency line went on the right side.
     
  7. Guntoter

    Guntoter Road Train Member

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    Why is it a bad idea? It works better than half the time. I also do it to pull big rocks stuck between the duals.
     
  8. johndeere4020

    johndeere4020 Road Train Member

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    Jerking on anything with two trucks just seems like a bad idea.
     
  9. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    You run the chain through a slot in the wheel to pull rocks, instead of just wrapping the chain around the rock?
     
  10. Guntoter

    Guntoter Road Train Member

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    LOL... No, I put one end of the chain around the rock, the other end of the chain to the frame of the truck and roll till the chain is tight then the rock pops out.
     
  11. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Ah, ok. I guess that beats using a crow bar.

    ...Or worse, a jackhammer.
     
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