Stainless split pins on trailer?

[willk]

I have noticed the original roller split pins beginning to look a bit dodgy (badly corroded). There are 132 of them and I only want to replace them once! Any thoughts about going stainless? Should I just stick with the original cheapos?

[jeffstevens763@g]

Stainless will corrode willk ( dissimilar metals) galve best have a look in agricultural suppliers to be honest new pins are pence without galve I just coat mine with tetroseal they last for years

[jwalker]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

Stainless will corrode...

Yer reckon!?
Stainless steel or zinc plated steel - the clue's in the name.

Originally Posted by willk

Any thoughts about going stainless?

If you defo don't want to do it again, go stainless pins and a stainless washer - grease them too.

[Last Tango]

Originally Posted by jwalker

Yer reckon!?
Stainless steel or zinc plated steel - the clue's in the name.

If you defo don't want to do it again, go stainless pins and a stainless washer - grease them too.

+1

The galved ones will be electroplated and not hot dipped and the galv. will be gone in 6 months.

[willk]

Thanks guys. I was a little concerned that s-s might effect the trailer, but hey! I hadn't considered replacing the washers, but I know it makes sense. There are 128 roller pins, all set in the concavity on the sides of the roller - abu@@erto work at. I only want to do this once

[Pikey Dave]

Any stainless in contact with galv will accelerate the corrosion of the galv. This is particularly worse when you chuck seawater into the mix. We go to great expense & effort to ensure stainless & galv never meet. Even stainless will corrode in seawater over time. You can fit stainless pins, but where they pass through the ends of the galved roller carriers will corrode. You can get hot dipped split pins.

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by willk

Thanks guys. I was a little concerned that s-s might effect the trailer, but hey! I hadn't considered replacing the washers, but I know it makes sense. There are 128 roller pins, all set in the concavity on the sides of the roller - abu@@erto work at. I only want to do this once

Definatleundeniablby...as said on another thread
First job I do on a New trailer replace Galv Washers and Pins with Stainless.

[jeffstevens763@g]

removed said galve but reading spec zinc

[jwalker]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Any stainless in contact with galv will accelerate the corrosion of the galv. This is particularly worse when you chuck seawater into the mix. We go to great expense & effort to ensure stainless & galv never meet. Even stainless will corrode in seawater over time. You can fit stainless pins, but where they pass through the ends of the galved roller carriers will corrode. You can get hot dipped split pins.

Not wishing to start a fight here, Pikey, but I've found the opposite to be the case. There must be something different in the application....

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by jwalker

Not wishing to start a fight here, Pikey, but I've found the opposite to be the case. There must be something different in the application....

No worries, I'm not for fighting over summat like this. [emoji6]

[Last Tango]

Originally Posted by willk

Thanks guys. I was a little concerned that s-s might effect the trailer, but hey! I hadn't considered replacing the washers, but I know it makes sense. There are 128 roller pins, all set in the concavity on the sides of the roller - abu@@erto work at. I only want to do this once

I replace the washers on my last trailer with Plastic ones. Worked a treat.