(10-17-2023, 07:32 PM)SkunkedAgain Wrote: I would probably do like you say and keep the new assembly out of the weather so it stays new... I always assumed the bad bearing issues will show up on long trips... However, that wasn't the case for my current issue, it happened on a 2 mile tow, it squawked on the way to launch and then went to pieces on the ride home... I took it easy and crawled home so I didn't have to fix it on the road without a shoulder, but ended up causing a lot of damage, so I should have figured out how to fix it sooner... But probably would have had bigger issues anyway... I really didn't expect issues with this trailer, it had the bearing buddies and the ability to grease it, so I'd kept it greased, but it was a used boat, and I don't know how it was treated before I got it, and it was in storage for several years before I got it, so likely had old grease and maybe water corrode it while it was just sitting there. Anyway it will be nice to know it has good bearings and all after I get it fixed this time... Later JIf your new axle has the same spindle as your old axle you have at least one good spindle you can cut
off the old axle. It doesn't need to be road worth it is just to hold a fresh hub with bearings and grease, this also provide you with a few lug nuts should that be an issue.