Any one know , If any company supplies plastic bushes or bearings for any type of jockey wheel . Its just I hate to see a perfectly good wheel go in the bin for the sake of a couple of bushes . And yes I know there only about £20
Jockey wheel bearings
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In this 'throw-away' age, I doubt if there is a supplier - but when you consider the amount of turning a jockey wheel does; even the plastic bush type, a little drop of oil or spray grease will greatly extend it's life.
How do you manage to wear out jockey wheel bearings? You know you are meant to lift the wheel when towing? :lol:
If they are ball races, you might get them from a bearing specialist.
If they are ball races, you might get them from a bearing specialist.
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link doesn't work, but if you search e-bay [jockey wheels with bearings there are some for £12 and you will never wear one out even if you tow with the wheel down, :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
link doesn't work, but if you search e-bay [jockey wheels with bearings there are some for £12 and you will never wear one out even if you tow with the wheel down, :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Better clarify ... and thanks gentlemen for all the replies . My mate was chucking his steel wheel out with knackered plastic bushes and an absolutely knacked tyre . I have two spare tyres so fitted one to the rim ,the plastic bushes were knackered I was trying to replace . Now my caravan is about 1750 kg all up on a single axle with 100 kg nose weight with a plastic wheel with needle bearing in it , when we use motor mover it rags the tyre off, when I have to force it to change direction ,if you run it at maximum 30lbs its on the side any more and it comes off the rim . the steel wheels at 24 quid keep the tyre located but have plastic bearings and a tyre that can be inflated higher . so it stays on the rim when forced to turn 180 deg . I just wanted to have a spare wheel and tyre just in case my new wheel starts playing up . I don't want to start a debate about plastic against steel and whether to lubricate or not . I did lube it, but I think the consensus is to not lubeWoodlandsCamper said:
Like the comment but ..... I would say tyre not the problem, its the plastic wheel distorting causing the problem . remedy fit a steel wheelWoodlandsCamper said:It appears you've found the drawbacks with pneumatic tyres.
. Others have said use pneumatic tyre with movers and solid without movers . Would prefer if the steel wheel had proper bearings and not bushes . I have a thing about solid tyres , think it stems from my childhood when I had a three wheeler bike with solid tyres on it ,the ride was rubbish compared to a bike with pneumatic tyres .
it doesn't matter how much the van weighs, the only force on the jockey wheel is the nose weight ie 100kg maximum, [alko chassis] suspect that is the reason for plastic bushes, [similar to the bushes on a wheel barrow] that carries around the 100kg mark,
I found the solid wheel better, as the pneumatic ones shed the tyre as you have found.
that is because there is a fundamental design fault in jockey wheel design, in so much that the wheel runs with a trailing edge [like a supermarket trolly] and is forced sideways as the wheel tries to rotate on it's axis, with a mover this pushes off the tyre is soft conditions, as one tries to steer the van.
this can be made better by lifting the the front of the van by extending the leg on the screw so the vans nose up, and the wheel is free'er to rotate, and never try to screw the van round on the mover while the van is stationary only do a turn once the van is actually moving this allows the trailing edge design to rotate the wheel into the correct position for the direction of travel.
I found the solid wheel better, as the pneumatic ones shed the tyre as you have found.
that is because there is a fundamental design fault in jockey wheel design, in so much that the wheel runs with a trailing edge [like a supermarket trolly] and is forced sideways as the wheel tries to rotate on it's axis, with a mover this pushes off the tyre is soft conditions, as one tries to steer the van.
this can be made better by lifting the the front of the van by extending the leg on the screw so the vans nose up, and the wheel is free'er to rotate, and never try to screw the van round on the mover while the van is stationary only do a turn once the van is actually moving this allows the trailing edge design to rotate the wheel into the correct position for the direction of travel.
Thanks for the reply .I am fully aware of all that you have said , but I have a problem where I put the van unless I jack it up or get some to walk down the length of van to unload wheel it and swivel it I do have to force it . Hence my purchase of steel wheel , they do come with a tyre that can be inflated to 40lbs . less rolling resistance . I only want bushes for the spare I have acquired . think my mate left it down and towed it till he realized , he wont admit it though . Steel wheels are fine and don't flex . Best regards Martincolin-yorkshire said:
Take a look at the MachineMart website. Solid rubber type, bright yellow, wheel works at treat. Advert shows them with six inch nails stuck in them. Used on a gravel drive that used to shred my original wheel, no problem at all.
I doubt these are specific to jockey wheels but standard items and may even vary from one make to another. Probably the only way to find out what they are is to dismantle it and I suspect you will get similar from B&Q or Machine Mart.
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