brakes continued

continued from my previous post... we are replacing the whole back plate and all on the quality axles along with that one drum, on the alko we are
doing mags, shoes, and couple other small parts. we machined the armature plates flat with a belt sander, took a while and a few beers but for only a
couple it worked.

my main question now is how do you guys set your bearings? typically on wagons and stuff after we seat the bearings we back off the nut and just
tighten it by hand and put the cotter pin in. when i was seating the bearings on the one hub that i got installed i used a 12" channel locks on the
nut and got it about as tight as the pliers could get it, the hub spins good and when i back the nut off and tighten it back with my fingers there is
definitely more brake drag noise as opposed to when i have it tightened down with the small channel lock. what is the proper technique for these? also
on the left side the inside tires have more wear on the inside 1.5" - 2" of the tread than the rest of the tires, is that a sign of alignment issue or
loose bearings?
 
You bearing technic is fine. That tire wear sounds like an alignment issue to me. Measure front spring mounts from the front of the trailer and then the distance between the front and center spring mounts. That will tell you if that part is ok. They should be within about 1/8" to be good, over 1/4" will cause issues. If that is good, start measuring springs from front loop to center bolt, and make sure the equalizers are the same. Lastly could be a bent axle, if everything else checks out lay a straight board or tube across both tires on each side. It should touch in both the front and rear of both tires.
 
As far as the tightening of the spindle nut, this is from Dexter Axles website, I've been doing them this way for over 12 years on my gooseneck without any problem.
just a note "old style" is the washer with the folded tab
"New style" is a cage that snaps over the nut


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complete instruction page from Dexter
 

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