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Mon, 05 May 2014 07:43  |
jhbridges
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Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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I headed out of Bean Station midmorning, cruising along. Stopped t a roadside rest just into GA and the coach vapor locked, so the puppy and I spent a half hour checking out the rest stop. Fired it up and headed south.... Just S of Adairsville on 75 came BAM SCRUNCHHHHHH. Looked out the window, there's a wheel passing me as I slow down. I got the coach off the side of the highway and had a look. The middle wheel on the driver's side came off the spindle, grease everywhere, etc. I've no idea why, I packed the bearings and torqued the nut and set the locking plate per the reaction kit instructions. The inner bearing was nowhere to be seen, I suspect it died and took the wheel with it. The outer was still captive in the hubcap, I expect I'll fine the nut there too, and the plate. The coach is n a yard in Adairsville (took seven calls to find someone who had the means to tow it on a Sunday afternoon).I'll make arrangements today for something big enough (landoll probably) to get it and haul it home. Likely I will need a spindle and a drum and a backing plate, plus bearings and a seal. We'll see when the postmortem is complete.
Stick Miller stopped and helped, once we had the tow lined up, the BWD puppy and I repaired home in the toad. Never a dull moment.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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