Checking wheel bearings....
I just replaced my wheel bearings, seals and races..... They were long overdue. The first one I changed looked good with lots of grease still everywhere. The second one same side still plenty of greas...
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TomHaycraft wrote:
I'm curious to have a point of comparison, about how old and how many miles? General recommendations for trailer bearing service seem so much more frequent as compared to our TV bearings.
Also, looking back on the axle with the seal that was near failure, any signs of dirt accumulation from loss of lubricant? With hind-sight, tell-tale signs of the pending failure?
Thanks in advance.
Not sure on the miles, 5er is an '06 with one trip to Florida and the rest under 3 hours 5 or 6 times a year. The one seal that looked bad was leaking and you could we it around a couple lug nuts. The inner most bearing was pretty dry, that's one reason why I felt much better replacing them ALL and now will check them yearly and repack as needed.
