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01-31-2012, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by overlander63
The trailer owner is sending one of them back for failure analysis. I asked him to let me know what they determine. I've never seen it before, and the Centramatic people had never heard of it, either.
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Keep us informed if you get details, OK?
Was there evidence of the oil from within the ring?
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01-31-2012, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dznf0g
Keep us informed if you get details, OK?
Was there evidence of the oil from within the ring?
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I'll post when/if I find out. The inside of the wheels was black with oily dirt. Looks like they fell off, then got ground up by the wheels and non-rotating parts on the brakes. No sign of the ring of weight stuff.
Again, this is the only time I've ever seen this. The trailer has a lot of rough miles on it, several trips to Alaska, for one thing.
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01-31-2012, 07:50 PM
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2007 30' Classic
Oswego
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Sounds like they self destructed.
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01-31-2012, 08:55 PM
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Could it have been done by some narsty li'l person, as some kind of sick joke? 
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01-31-2012, 09:38 PM
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Rivet Master Airstream Dealer
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Originally Posted by dznf0g
Sounds like they self destructed.
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That's absolutely impossible.
Andy
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01-31-2012, 09:53 PM
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Rivet Master 
2005 25' Safari
Salem
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 Hi, I have my tire/wheel assemblies spin balanced and mainly have Centramatics because trailer drums aren't balanced.
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02-01-2012, 05:30 AM
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Could it have been done by some narsty li'l person, as some kind of sick joke?  |
Anything's possible, of course. I just can't imagine anybody diabolical enough to jack up the trailer, pull off three wheels, rip apart the weight ring, and put everything back together as a joke.
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02-01-2012, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Inland RV Center, In
That's absolutely impossible.
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Um....corrosion releasing the rings....and then them bouncing around the hub or drum till they just come apart and self destruct.
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02-01-2012, 05:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dznf0g
Um....corrosion releasing the rings....and then them bouncing around the hub or drum till they just come apart and self destruct.
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Also to and...they may have been installed inside out, hurrying up considerbbly the resultant failure. 
Bob
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02-01-2012, 05:59 AM
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Oswego
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The more I think about it....I'm going with the "wee people"....or MAYBE....CHUCKY! That little bugger it pure evil.
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02-01-2012, 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS
Also to and...they may have been installed inside out, hurrying up considerbbly the resultant failure.
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That's logical....was the fourth one on inside-out?
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02-01-2012, 06:18 AM
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Chucky, really?
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Originally Posted by dznf0g
The more I think about it....I'm going with the "wee people"....or MAYBE....CHUCKY! That little bugger it pure evil.
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I wasn't even in the state when that happened!, honest! I have an alibi  !
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02-01-2012, 06:32 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
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Originally Posted by casa3805
I wasn't even in the state when that happened!, honest! I have an alibi ! |
Unless you have stitches and staples all over your face, and stand about 18" high, and don't own a comb....you've been eliminated from the suspect pool?
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02-01-2012, 02:45 PM
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Leave the wheel weights
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Originally Posted by gtc6452
I put on centramatics and took off all the balance from the tire. Is this what everyone does?. I am letting the centramatics do the work.
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According to my analysis  , it is best to have your Airstream's wheels balanced in addition to using Centramatic's product.
Tom
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02-01-2012, 06:11 PM
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2015 30' Classic
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Agree with Tom....from looking at the weights that were used on my new wheels, I see no earthly way that the Centramatics could compensate adequately. I suppose you could luck out and find that your wheels were "on the money" without some weights, but think it unlikely. Not that expensive to have the wheels balanced -- and I think they only charged me an extra $7.50 for the force balancing. My TT tires are probably better balanced the my TV....
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02-01-2012, 09:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS
Also to and...they may have been installed inside out, hurrying up considerbbly the resultant failure.
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Hi, possible, but on my trailer, they can be installed either way. I chose to have my rings inward and the Centramatic logo facing out. [some wheels or hubs won't allow this]
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02-02-2012, 06:05 AM
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2015 30' Classic
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Bob, I installed mine the same way you did -- though they would have fit in either direction...thought it was interesting that the instructions allowed that option. Guess if you had disc brakes you would have a different issue -- clearance!
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02-02-2012, 10:08 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BAB
Bob, I installed mine the same way you did -- though they would have fit in either direction...thought it was interesting that the instructions allowed that option. Guess if you had disc brakes you would have a different issue -- clearance!
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The discs are of the "top hat" design....meaning there is quite a standoff from the disc to the wheel mounting surface. Discs can have the ring installed inward. IIRC I had to install that way to prevent ring to wheel interference.
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