[Rhodes22-list] Stuck/Frozen Trailer Wheel

[Lee Kuhn]

As always, good advice from everyone on the List.  After Googling lots of
potential issues and watching a variety of YouTube videos, here's how I
tried to fix the problem.

1.  Drove back and forth to try to unfreeze the brake.
2.  Tried to remove the rubber grommets and adjust the tension on the
brake.  A Triad dual-axle trailer has drop-down axles which cover the
access to the adjuster.  Good for the boat riding low on the trailer.  Bad
for an easy brake fix.
3.  Bought a small ramp which is much easier than a jack if you have a
dual-axle.  Drive one tire up on the ramp and the other slightly lifts off
of the ground.  I removed the tire and carefully yet forcefully banged on
the drum near the brake pads.
4.  Called a friend who owned a trailer company.  Obviously should have
done that from the start.
5.  Removed the drum.  The brake pads were de-laminated.  For the extra
money it was worth it to buy the entire 10 x 2.25 single servo hydraulic
brake assembly.  Problem solved.

Thanks for all your help!

Lee

On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 9:15 AM Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I have a single-axle trailer (don’t know the make, maybe Triad?) that came
> with the used ‘86 R22 I bought in 2020 - no brakes.  I rarely use it as the
> boat stays in the water on a small lake here in Tampa, but these emails
> make me think towing the boat with it isn’t a great idea. I towed it 45
> minutes through St Pete & Clearwater when I first bought it - got a flat as
> the tires & wheels were in bad condition so I replaced them. I didn’t
> notice any issue with stopping but it was light traffic.
>
> Larry
>
> > On Nov 12, 2022, at 2:03 PM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I had that same problem. A heavy mallet (smaller than a sledge hammer,
> bigger than a regular carpenter’s hammer) with very hard pounding on the
> back of the drum finally freed it. I ended up replacing the drums and
> brakes.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >> On Nov 12, 2022, at 12:56 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I also have the dual-axle Triad, and have also had problems with wheels
> becoming frozen.  In both instances, I had to remove the offending wheel in
> order to take the trailer to be serviced. After the second time, I asked if
> there was something they could do to make the problem less likely to
> reoccur.  They said there was, and installed disc brakes on all 4 wheels.
> The cost was north of $1500.
> >>
> >> BTW, I launch and retrieve in salt water multiple times per year.
> >>
> >> Peter Nyberg
> >> Coventry, CT
> >> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> >>
> >>>> On 2022-11-11, at 16:05:39 EST, Lee Kuhn wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Happy Veterans Day!
> >>>
> >>> One of the wheels on my dual-axle Triad trailer does not turn.
> >>>
> >>> I've tried rocking back and forth, and banging on the rim near the
> brake pads to
> >>> try to loosen them up  Didn't work.
> >>>
> >>> Couldn't find anything in the archives.  Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Lee
> >>> 1999 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> >>> Claytor Lake, VA
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
>