John Millspaugh
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Just stumbled onto this site and looks like a great site! I probably have been lucky but I have a 2003 Trailstar trailer matched to my 185 Tracker that I bought new in 2003. I have always kept my bearings full of grease and always jack it up once a year to check for play or wobble or noise. So far, everything still seems as tight as it did when it was new. I probably average around 2500 to 3500 miles per year on it.
I stopped by the parts dealer for Tracker last weekend as I happened to be in the area and wanted to pick up a spare hub with bearings kit. The guy told me that the one in the catalog that is sold by BP wouldn't fit but he could make one up for me. Well, he started looking to see what it took and decided he couldn't make one up for me after all as the hub had been discontinued. So, I said, if I damage my hub I have to buy a whole new trailer?? No, he said, I would just have to buy the hub from someone else as they don't do business with the manufacturer of the hub any longer! Interesting but not surprising, I guess.
On another note, he told me I was long past due for repacking my bearings and that it should be done. I am somewhat in limbo about this since everything seems tight and OK to me. I know it wouldn't hurt anything to check them and that is my intent now but I am wondering if this is a straight spindle or whether it is cone shaped. He told me he didn't think he had ever seen one that was straight but if it is considered a 1 and 1/16 diameter on the outside then I will need to know the inside as well. He told me he couldn't find the size for the inside. Since he couldn't find a different size, I am wondering if it might just be straight and I am also wondering if the kit sold by Bass Pro just might fit. Any help is appreciated! Thanks for a great site!
I stopped by the parts dealer for Tracker last weekend as I happened to be in the area and wanted to pick up a spare hub with bearings kit. The guy told me that the one in the catalog that is sold by BP wouldn't fit but he could make one up for me. Well, he started looking to see what it took and decided he couldn't make one up for me after all as the hub had been discontinued. So, I said, if I damage my hub I have to buy a whole new trailer?? No, he said, I would just have to buy the hub from someone else as they don't do business with the manufacturer of the hub any longer! Interesting but not surprising, I guess.
On another note, he told me I was long past due for repacking my bearings and that it should be done. I am somewhat in limbo about this since everything seems tight and OK to me. I know it wouldn't hurt anything to check them and that is my intent now but I am wondering if this is a straight spindle or whether it is cone shaped. He told me he didn't think he had ever seen one that was straight but if it is considered a 1 and 1/16 diameter on the outside then I will need to know the inside as well. He told me he couldn't find the size for the inside. Since he couldn't find a different size, I am wondering if it might just be straight and I am also wondering if the kit sold by Bass Pro just might fit. Any help is appreciated! Thanks for a great site!