What do you actually check on a pre-trip inspection?

I see two apparent contradictions. So I am confused.

On post #4 wichris said that there are no seals on the outside, only gaskets. Then you said that hub oil is on the outside. If hub oil is on the outside, but there are no seals on the outside, where do I check for a hub oil seal leak? I'm confused.

On post #4, wichris said that there are only gaskets on the outside. Then you say that it's very wrong thinking to look for axle gasket leaks on the outside of drive wheels. I don't know if you are saying that I should look for axle gasket leaks on both the outside and the inside of drive wheels, or if you are saying that I should only look for axle gasket leaks on the inside of drive wheels.

I have seen the splatter on the outside of drive wheels before too. I have always reported the splatter to breakdown, and neither breakdown nor the mechanics ever corrected me when i described the splatter on the drive wheels as an axle gasket leak.

 

Can I interest you in a brand new still in the box rim straightener ? For 3 easy cash payments of 29.95..+ shipping and if you buy it today I will include a universal mounting bracket

 

Sounds like a scam to me! Probably only works on the outside rims. Then they make you buy the adapter for the inside rims. Highway robbery!

 

Hey I gota do what I gota do to survive .. cause I like you guys I'd let ya have the adapter at my cost as long as you don't tell anybody .. or I'd cut ya a deal if you wanted to just go head a by the valve stem locater too

 

Do you know how to adjust your brakes?

 

Hail nah! I'm just huntin some bent rims. If I find em I just drop that trailer for the next schmuck

 

Hubs or axles are on the outside and have gaskets. Inside there's bearing seals.

Oil can leak from either side.

Leaks on the outside make a mess of the rim. Inside leaks soak the brakes.

 

I'am fix'n to dail up @MACK E-6 & have him change you title from.Road Train Member to
Mr. Congenial.. just cause your always looking out for others ..

 

Since it look like a 30 page thread just for him to figure out how to adjust tandems... I’m gonna go with no.

 

No drivers at the mega carrier I drive for know how to adjust their brakes. The only people at the mega carrier that I drive for that know how to adjust the brakes are mechanics.