Bearings and bad decisions......
A cautionary tale of wheel bearing tragedy.... Learn from my bad decision.... I was doing my pre-trip walk around this morning as we prepared to get back on the road. I noticed a missing wheel bea...
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Replaced two axles on our old TT a couple of years ago.
Started off inspecting/repacking them every year.
A couple of years, we only traveled a couple thousand miles.
The second year, I decided to go two years between inspection/repacking.
Noticed a missing hub and jacked up the axle to "take a look".
Wheel wobbled like loose lugs as soon as the weight of the trailer was taken off the axle.
Strange for so few miles.
But, I am a believer.
We have a very good independent (not Trailer Sales Company) RV repair shop close by.
I now take the 5th Wheel in every year.
In the state of Texas, you now have to have a safety inspection in order to get registration renewed.
I take it in to have it inspected and have them do a general look-around while it is there - including checking bearings and repacking.
Good money spent on "Therapy".
Started off inspecting/repacking them every year.
A couple of years, we only traveled a couple thousand miles.
The second year, I decided to go two years between inspection/repacking.
Noticed a missing hub and jacked up the axle to "take a look".
Wheel wobbled like loose lugs as soon as the weight of the trailer was taken off the axle.
Strange for so few miles.
But, I am a believer.
We have a very good independent (not Trailer Sales Company) RV repair shop close by.
I now take the 5th Wheel in every year.
In the state of Texas, you now have to have a safety inspection in order to get registration renewed.
I take it in to have it inspected and have them do a general look-around while it is there - including checking bearings and repacking.
Good money spent on "Therapy".
