Can I repack my own wheel bearings?
I greased the front-wheel bearings of my International Scout a few times 50 years ago, but I have not looked at a wheel bearing since. Every year, I pay to have my fifth-wheel bearings repacked, but I...
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BarneyS wrote:
Take a look at this post for a complete tutorial, complete with pictures, of how to repack your wheel bearings and also how to adjust your trailer brakes. It is stuck at the top of the Towing forum.
Barney
Although that tutorial covers some good points, the important part is pretty much left out, how to properly pack a wheel bearing by hand, there is a technique . Unless you have seen someone pack a wheel bearing by hand the right way, it can be done wrong. Bearing packer takes all the fun out of packing them by hand :)
