Heating hub on my fifth wheel
I have neverlube axles. Towing this week one wheel heated up noticeably and (monitored) tire pressure jumped up too high. I figured a bearing or stuck caliper. When jacked up the wheel in question sho...
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Durb wrote:
If you had Dexter NevRlubes it would say so very plainly on the bearing cap. If you want to go to standard bearings you will need to change out the entire axles with the appropriate spindles which would mean different hubs. I remember reading on another forum (so nothing official) that Lippert and Dexter used the same bearing so a 50mm NevRlube cartridge, which is still available, could be pressed into your hub. This may be something you might want to give Dexter a call about. Also from that same post (not from me), Lippert used a nylock retaining nut and inferior washer which had a tendency loosen on one side of the trailer. NevRlubes require the high torque of the retaining nut to hold the inner and outer bearings of the cartridge at the correct spacing. You may also want to re-torque your retention nuts as part of normal maintenance.
I hope your heat rise problem is with your brakes and you can leave the bearings alone.
I like my NevRlube bearings, 10 years and running cool with no maintenance. I carry a spare drum with the bearing pressed in and can change it out roadside in less than twenty minutes. That being said, I have the same size bearings as you and am only towing 10k#.
Ive got the 50mm cartridge that presumably will fit my hub/axle. Will know tomorrow. (Ive seen a number of folks who have carried this bearing as a spare for their Lippert 8000#,but never one who has actually had to use it)
