Wheel Bearings

fj12ryder wrote:
Every time you have the ones on your cars and trucks repacked. :)

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Always wondered about that. I've had a number of vehicles hit 200k miles and never once repacked the bearings.

Esacnj wrote:
How often should they be packed?

Depends who you talk with, I repack and have all the brakes and drums checked every other year, then I don't have to try and keep track of the milage. Cheap price for peace of mind.

1st time as soon as you get the unit, once properly packed every few years. I went 8 years on mine once I did it properly and they were still good.

By the manufacturer's book? Every year.

By my book? First repack within 18 months. Then once you know it was done correctly it should go 6+ years or 30,000+ miles. Just did mine at 10 years and maybe 25,000 and all looked fine. Adjust manual brakes annually if you feel compelled to do something.

Every time you have the ones on your cars and trucks repacked. :)

At least that's the way it should be. It does seem like the axles and wheel bearings are assembled pretty slap-dash so the condition of your wheel bearings could be questionable. I just checked mine after 6 years and they were fine. Other people have had problems immediately upon receipt of their trailer. Pretty much a toss up.