Back up bearing kit

the 3/4 in bearings are most likely for a 750lbs axle.. 1in for 1,250lbs axle..1 1/4 for 1,500lbs axle.. if your unit is six lug you most likely have 5,200lbs axles.. have parts store cross reference them to timkin.. if you are refering to tsc the kits usaully say what axle rating they are for

wandering1 wrote:

Homey B wrote:
OK, I'm new to RV owning, and maybe I missed something here.

We're all talking about changing hubs/spindles/bearings on the side of the road, after an at-speed failure, when we have the spouse/kids/pets all going crazy about "where are we? what happened to the trailer? what are you doing? when will we be going again?"

Talk about steely nerves... For me, there's a time/place for roadside assistance, and this seems like one of them.

IMHO, of course. YMMV, as it quite possibly does.

Keep your bearings packed like your owners manual says and you shouldn't have any problems. I have never had a problem in the past 20 years with bearings.

Reminds me of the threads on Bedsavers. If all goes well you never need them. I too agree that proper maintenance highly decreases the possibility of bearing failure but stuff happens. I would be less concerned if I had changed out the OEM Chinese bearings for Timkens, but for a mere $25 why not eliminate the need to ever find yourself in a pickle? Just as the OP mentions, he does not know what bearings, races, seals he needs. Why not do the research ahead of time and if that once in a lifetime bad event occurs you are ahead of the game. If not, don't worry about it, go camping and have a good time.

wandering1 wrote:

Homey B wrote:
OK, I'm new to RV owning, and maybe I missed something here.

We're all talking about changing hubs/spindles/bearings on the side of the road, after an at-speed failure, when we have the spouse/kids/pets all going crazy about "where are we? what happened to the trailer? what are you doing? when will we be going again?"

Talk about steely nerves... For me, there's a time/place for roadside assistance, and this seems like one of them.

IMHO, of course. YMMV, as it quite possibly does.

Keep your bearings packed like your owners manual says and you shouldn't have any problems. I have never had a problem in the past 20 years with bearings.

. Ditto.... Your bearings will never fail if you maintain them properly. Read the manual and do what it says. Also, overloading and long periods of storage will affect service cycle, but service is the key- then you won't need to waste your money on back ups.

The bearings at TSC say what axle size they fit by the axle weight rating. So if you have 3500 lb axles that's the bearings you need to buy and so on. The hub with the bearings and grease is a pretty fast way to get it done if you do have a problem.

Homey B wrote:
OK, I'm new to RV owning, and maybe I missed something here.

We're all talking about changing hubs/spindles/bearings on the side of the road, after an at-speed failure, when we have the spouse/kids/pets all going crazy about "where are we? what happened to the trailer? what are you doing? when will we be going again?"

Talk about steely nerves... For me, there's a time/place for roadside assistance, and this seems like one of them.

IMHO, of course. YMMV, as it quite possibly does.

Keep your bearings packed like your owners manual says and you shouldn't have any problems. I have never had a problem in the past 20 years with bearings.

Why do you think you would need to carry a spare set of bearings?

You can get Timken Bearings at Autozone. They handle most of our Timken product.

Well I didn't do it at roadside, happily there was an exit and CG close by where I noticed the problem. Just north of SLC. But I did the repair at the CG and had a heck of a time finding the parts I needed. But that was mainly because my hub uses the Dexter Nev'r lube bearings. Finding the bearings was not a problem but the other hardware: e clips, washer and so on were a big problem. Since I caught the problem right away, or rather someone else flagged me down, the hub and axle were OK.

BK

OK, I'm new to RV owning, and maybe I missed something here.

We're all talking about changing hubs/spindles/bearings on the side of the road, after an at-speed failure, when we have the spouse/kids/pets all going crazy about "where are we? what happened to the trailer? what are you doing? when will we be going again?"

Talk about steely nerves... For me, there's a time/place for roadside assistance, and this seems like one of them.

IMHO, of course. YMMV, as it quite possibly does.

while your on this subject, every time you stop, feel the hub, it should be just a tiny warm. if its hot to the touch, it needs attention. very soon.