Sadly, this thread won't start with pictures, because it was dark when I found this out last night. However.... I have one tire (of 4) on my trailer which has excessive tread wear on the inner side of the tire tread. The three good tires have full tread still, while this one tire has consumed all tread and is basically bald across 80% of the tread surface, with just the outer tread block still mostly intact.
I checked the wheels/bearings by jacking up the trailer and spinning the tires and checking them for excessive bearing play. Nothing stuck out to me.
I thought it could possibly be a bent axle? But eyeballing the wheel compared to the other on the same side doesn't make it appear to be any different... so not sure that's the issue.
Another thought was perhaps this one wheel brake is adjusted too strongly and has worn down the tire this badly?
Anyway... looking for suggested next steps. I'm really sort of a trailer noob.
Final option is to Craigslist this pig and move on to an aluminum enclosed. Although I'd rather fix it before selling.
I checked the wheels/bearings by jacking up the trailer and spinning the tires and checking them for excessive bearing play. Nothing stuck out to me.
I thought it could possibly be a bent axle? But eyeballing the wheel compared to the other on the same side doesn't make it appear to be any different... so not sure that's the issue.
Another thought was perhaps this one wheel brake is adjusted too strongly and has worn down the tire this badly?
Anyway... looking for suggested next steps. I'm really sort of a trailer noob.
Final option is to Craigslist this pig and move on to an aluminum enclosed. Although I'd rather fix it before selling.