Two tires in a row wore in this weird wave pattern. It's an Inside tire on the front axle of a 48 ft spread. Shocks were changed about six months ago. I drive at about 68 mph loaded or empty if it matters.
Edit: forgot to mention both tires are equally aired on the duals.
Unusual wear pattern ruining trailer tires
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by RunningAces, May 14, 2024.
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Wheel bearings loose most likely. Get them torqued down and regressed. I had the same issue. Jacked up the axle, took of the cover and I could unscrew the axle nut by hand.
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Hendrickson light weight axle flexes under load. Wheel ends of the axle bend upwards while flexing down the road causing inner tire to wear.
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take it to a good alignment shop.. they can bend some positive camber into the axle to account for loaded flex
Goodysnap, shatteredsquare and Otr Traveler Thank this. -
Weld some angle iron across the top and bottom of the axle to stiffin it up.
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MD Alignment recommends the angle iron trick to stop axle flex.
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Alignments and wheel bearing tightness should be checked occasionally
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What brand rubber?
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Axle flex and tire wear
Some discussion about it here, some had success with getting chamber bent into the axle at a good alignment shop.lester Thanks this.
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