Service & Repair
How to repack your trailer wheel bearings (and when to bring it in)
Repacking your bearings once a year is a cheap afternoon in the driveway that saves a spindle, and saves you from a wheel passing you on the interstate. Here is the job the way we do it on the bench.
Service & Repair
No trailer lights? Here's how we track it down
Nine times out of ten a dead trailer light is a bad ground, not a bad bulb. Work the connector, work the ground, and you will fix most wiring problems in the driveway.
Service & Repair
Trailer axles: the questions we actually get asked
How to find the number on your axle, why the beam is bowed, what the warranty really covers, and whether torsion or leaf spring is the right thing under your trailer. Straight answers, no filler.
Do you need trailer brakes in South Carolina? The law, and how the brakes work
South Carolina says any trailer over 3,000 pounds needs brakes on all wheels, plus a breakaway that holds for fifteen minutes. Here is the law in plain English and how the brake types compare.