Trailer roller tools

[Justin Rossiter]

Going to drop the boat in the water and replace 2 keel rollers in the ramp carpark. Only 2 minutes from home but was trying to think of what tools I will need to take with me as this is my first time. Any suggestions welcome.

J

[Casey Ison]

normally just a set of pliers some grease and new split pins would be all u should need. possibly a wire brush or cordless grinder if your rollers pins are rusty?

cheers.

[solemandownunder]

Going to drop the boat in the water and replace 2 keel rollers in the ramp carpark. Only 2 minutes from home but was trying to think of what tools I will need to take with me as this is my first time. Any suggestions welcome.

J

All depends on any rust prevelant on the bolts & shafts I would imagine. A good dose of Penetrol on all rusty bolts beforehand would be adviseable.

We are about to do this with our boat trailer very shortly.

I notice that the drop bars for the rollers on 2 of our replacements have been bent a little, so I will use an angle grinder & cut these off flush before I begin.

Tools.....and TWO people would be good.....

Correct fitting spanners & strong shifter & GOOD vicegrips
Hammer/s.
HUGE flat screwdriver for leverage & maybe pinch bar.
STRONG Tape measure to line up all bottom rollers for correct hight....alternately a strait-edge of the desired length.

This is what I am taking so far.....I am sure others will think of things I haven't thought of as well ::)

Cheers, Ray.

[Casey Ison]

if your only replacing your keel rollers you should not need to alter any of your heights etc, unless of course (as solemandownunder said) your drop bars are buggered otherwise u just need to cut the split pins push the roller pin out brush it up grease and and put the new roller in place and new split pin.

[Justin Rossiter]

Thanks for the repliesNot a lot of rust and everything is aligned.
J

[Gon Fishun]

A pin punch, in case split pins have a build up in side and are stuck.

[Chimo]

Hammer, drift, pliers, grease, rags, screwdivers and the replacement bits.

[tunaticer]

The drift will be your best friend if an axle has rusted inside a roller, if that doesn't work an angle grinder to shorten the shaft so the roller and axle come out as one.

[PixieAU]

take a very big hammer with all the other tools. I did mine with the boat on the trailer in the driveway. glad I did too because it took ages to bash the pins out which had been put in wrong (along with the wrong roller material - black rubber for an aluminium boat). ended up having to cut into the rollers to get them out. replaced the drop bars while at it - so cheap to do whole you're there.

no need to take the boat off for the few I did. drop bars just slipped out between the hull and trailer once the roller was off.

[STUIE63]

I find that a battery drill and the right size bit for the split pin holes is handy to have if the split pins are rusted in and break

[Giffo65]

I did this job a few weeks ago myself. Dropped the boat off at the ramp and forgot to bring the pliers, oh well I thought I will use the stainless buggers in the boat, I broke them trying to do the job and now have a shiny new set in the boat. I replaced my roller pins with 16 mm stainless rod. The old stainless split pins had rusted into the mild steel roller pins, a pin punch, Lump Hammer and vice grips would of been handy. The trailer is flasher than a Rat with a gold tooth now though !