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  1. bruceb58

    Trailer surge brakes

    I stopped using hard lines years ago. Wherever a hard line rubs against metal(like along your axle)you will eventually get a hole in it. I just use rubber lines.
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    Snap On Boat Cover

    When I made my cover for my pontoon, I was careful to make a wrap that goes around the bimini poles. On the last cover I made, I left them off. A little water won't hurt it. If your cockpit is fiberglass and is self bailing, no need to worry about the small amount of water.
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    Front wheel bearings and hubs

    Other than OEM, I would get the Timken over the Moog. I did a Moog replacement on my 2018 F-150. That's all I could get my hands on 12 months ago. National backorder for the OEM ones. Rockauto has all of the aftermarket ones pretty much.
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    Volvo Penta 7.4 overheats

    Do not put any sealant around that o-ring but make sure all surfaces that it touches are perfectly clean. I put some silicone/PTFE grease on mine when I replace it to hold it in place.
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    Volvo Penta 7.4 overheats

    I had a Volvo and a Cobra over a period of over 30 years. That piece never cracked.
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    SX outdrive

    Looks clean...surprised it was so hard to separate. Typically, its corrosion around the studs that make these things hard to separate. Super easy if you do it annually.
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    SX outdrive

    Very clean...what year is that drive?
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    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    First thing I do when i buy a new trailer is pull the junk chinese bearings and put in USA made Timkens. Rockauto has the best price.
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    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    Annually. This is especially true if you have drum brakes as you need to inspect them. I never use the LAZ-Lube "feature" as there are many people who end up pushing grease past the rear seal. Here is a picture of someone using it on a travel trailer. Picture was from a forum I am on.
  10. bruceb58

    trailer surge

    Yeah...even my shortbed supercrew F150 is 145.4". This is a wheelbase issue. When I bought my F150, I bought the short bed becuase I thought it would fit in my garage at my vacation home...it doesn't...next one will be the longer bed. Even with a 26' 6500# boat/trailer...it tows easily. I...
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    trailer surge

    he has a 2022 Escalade. I am pretty sure that is Suburban and not Tahoe sized. If it is Tahoe sized, that is the issue.
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    trailer surge

    My boat has a 600# tongue weight. I have towed it with and without a WDH with a 2018 F-150 and it is a night and day difference towing it each way. I have electric over hydraulic brakes on my trailer so no concern with a surge brake actuator although the type hitch I use is compatible with surge...
  13. bruceb58

    Can Rollers Damage the hull?

    Too may bent spindles on torsion axles. Very common issue unless you never drive a road with potholes LOL.
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    Can Rollers Damage the hull?

    I own both leaf spring trailers and a torsion axle trailer. There is no difference in ride. Personally, if I had a choice, I would never own a torsion axle trailer. https://mechanicalelements.com/torsion-axles-in-tandem-or-triple/
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    Volvo Penta 7.4 overheats

    I would be pulling the drive at this point.
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    Volvo Penta 7.4 overheats

    What happens if you have the muffs on and take the intake off the water pump. I know you have done it in the reverse but just curious. Are you sure you have the inlet and outlet on the correct ports of the water pump? Not sure on that model if they can be reversed or not.
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    Volvo Penta 7.4 overheats

    Which water casting? This is an SX style drive.
  18. bruceb58

    Good Tow Vehicle ? - Tow Rating ?

    Really? What did I get wrong? I worked for GM when that piece of junk was being made. That includes working at the Arizona proving grounds where they also tested the piece of junk. And EVERYTHING I post huh? Is that just automotive or other subjects as well?
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    Good Tow Vehicle ? - Tow Rating ?

    LOL....CAN bus actually makes diagnosis 1000 times easier. As a former GM engineer in the electronics portion of the company, was intimately familiar with that bus. If you don't have the proper diagnostic equipment, you can't do much. Of course not hard to get proper diagnostic equipment. As far...
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    I bit the bullet and bought the Rinda Diacom a few years ago. https://www.rinda.com/rindashop/page/1?orderby=popularity&paged=1&s=diacom+marine+kit+-update&post_type=product
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