Need some maintenance advice

Hiking Hunter wrote:
I recently repacked mine for the first time. On the first side, I used a bottle jack under the frame and a jack stand under an axle U-bolt (my axles are "under slung" so I couldn't use the spring perch). That got both wheels off the ground. My manual says to jack under the frame anyway. By the time I got to the second side, I went ahead and purchased another bottle jack - $30 at Harbor Freight for an 8 ton with plenty of extension. So, on the second side, I stayed under the frame and only used the jack stands as a safety under the U-bolts. Both methods seem fine (it was a good excuse to buy another bottle jack).

Some folks use a "TrailerAid" ramp. I have one, but the spacing between my wheels does not lift one wheel completely without contacting the other.

Be sure to replace your inside seals - but be sure they fit right. I have Dexter 6K pound axles and the Dexter part number associated with the seals did not cross properly to an after market seal (several vendors). Had to get a smaller seal to fit snug so it would not leak grease. Recommendation: try (feel) the seal by hand before you seat it in the back of the hub and assume it to be right; or, go by the real Dexter number stamped on the seal and replace it with original Dexter parts (if that is what yours is).