brettjconley
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Took the tires off my trailer (94 Coleman Utah) so my wife could go get them filled and checked while I fix a couple other things wrong with it. Well, they came off with a bit of difficulty. Now I can't get them back on. What's going on? The tires are too wide to fit between the axle hub and the well. I think I only got them off because they were a bit flat.
I bought the trailer last year, so I don't know how many owners it's had. But I'm guessing at some point along the way someone got the bright idea to swap the originals out for some "better" ones. They are officially trailer tires (they say "trailer" on them), but they sure seem wide to me.
I have observed that after jacking up the frame of the trailer a ways, jacking it further makes the axle stick down a little bit lower. But I've jacked it up to the point where that doesn't happen anymore. The axle is as far away from the frame as it's going to get without taking the whole suspension apart.
I've tried angling it in from the bottom, from the top, from both sides, no luck. I'm afraid I'm going to have to deflate them to get them back on. But that leaves me in a bad position--what happens if I actually get a flat on the highway? I'll have to deflate the spare (full-size) to put it on and then I'll need to inflate it again. I don't have a portable pump.
I'm all ears to any idea you can give me. Thanks!
I bought the trailer last year, so I don't know how many owners it's had. But I'm guessing at some point along the way someone got the bright idea to swap the originals out for some "better" ones. They are officially trailer tires (they say "trailer" on them), but they sure seem wide to me.
I have observed that after jacking up the frame of the trailer a ways, jacking it further makes the axle stick down a little bit lower. But I've jacked it up to the point where that doesn't happen anymore. The axle is as far away from the frame as it's going to get without taking the whole suspension apart.
I've tried angling it in from the bottom, from the top, from both sides, no luck. I'm afraid I'm going to have to deflate them to get them back on. But that leaves me in a bad position--what happens if I actually get a flat on the highway? I'll have to deflate the spare (full-size) to put it on and then I'll need to inflate it again. I don't have a portable pump.
I'm all ears to any idea you can give me. Thanks!