Has anybody paid to get their wheel bearings re-packed on a Class A? Prices?We got a quote for $450 for all our bearings (we're 40-feet 2008 HR Endeavor RR8R Chassis, 2 tires up-front, 4 tires in the back), or $596 to change to oil-fill.Is this in the ball-park?

Boy, I could sure be wrong, but I don't think your wheel beariings require "packing" with grease. The front and rear wheels should be oil bath already? On the front they'll pop off the hub caps (the caps on the wheel hubs, not the hub caps) flush out the old oil and put in new oil. If the caps and plugs are in good condition, no parts are needed unless they use seals instead of silicone to reseal them. On the rear, the wheel bearings should get their oil from the differential. They'll drain and refill it. Again, I could be wrong, but I wouldn't have expected any 40' DP chassis from at least 2005 or newer, to have greased wheel bearings. Let see what others say that are more familiar with this specific chassis.And, if you're in the NW part of the States, I'd take it Pacific Diesel to have the work done. They may not be the cheapest, but good and quick service especially in their very large facility just outside of Vancouver, WA. They have several places in Oregon and Washington. They changed one of my cracked wheel caps on the front last week and changed the oil in both.Bill

Hmmm...as far as I know we don't have oil-baths? I though ours were all regular grease bearings(wonder if I'm wrong now). Still haven't decided if we're going to re-pack or switch to oil. Just wanted to check if the price I was quoted was in-range.

Nina 70, I just had my front wheel bearings packed (every 30K)...as I just turned 62,000 miles. My invoice does not give the individual price for packing the front wheel bearings. The rear bearing on our coach are 'wet' so they don't need repacking, just checking for enough oil in the containers. My invoice shows labor and parts but I had a lot of maintenance done (oil and filter change, fuel filter change, Onan generator service, chassis lube, repair to coolant box, etc.)... $1,113.00 total.Are you sure that all the wheels have 'packed' bearings vs. wet?If all need to be packed, the price seems reasonable since all the wheels need to come off (labor intensive).On edit, I see that you answered my question... on oil bath hubs before I posted.MM.

Since they are greased, I would say the $596 is reasonable to change them to oil bath. There will be a little bit of time spent on cleaning the grease out. I would change to oil bath - much easier and cheaper to maintain from now on.Bill

If you go with oil bath you will need to drive every 30 days or so. The oil sits on the bottom part of the bearings and the tops of the bearings dry out and could passably rust over the winter.

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mike_brez
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
I know I only have little 19.5 wheels but I just did mine last month.the fronts only. Start to finish about two hours. The biggest pita is removing and reinstalling the lug nuts by hand.
JetAonly
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
nina_70 wrote:
Has anybody paid to get their wheel bearings re-packed on a Class A? Prices?

We got a quote for $450 for all our bearings (we're 40-feet 2008 HR Endeavor RR8R Chassis, 2 tires up-front, 4 tires in the back), or $596 to change to oil-fill.

Is this in the ball-park?

I just had this done on our RR8 chassis. $380 for labor and $95 parts. First time done, as far as I know. No problems with spindles or any thing else, so I'll do it next in 2026. That is the benefit of greased hubs.

YMMV
C_Duck
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
Nina...Go to the Monacoers Group on Yahoo, there was a recent thread on this very topic. This a good site for Monaco owners with some VERY knowledgeable people.
Sully2
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
MCIbus wrote:
If you go with oil bath you will need to drive every 30 days or so. The oil sits on the bottom part of the bearings and the tops of the bearings dry out and could passably rust over the winter.

HORSE MANURE!!
wny_pat1
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
deandec wrote:
I had our first repack done at 70,000 miles and 14 years on front wheels only. I think it was about $300.

Shop said everything was fine.

Now at 94,000 miles with no known problems.

I do not know what the benefit of oil hub bearing lube is on these rigs.

Benefit - all the big rigs have oil bath hubs. Never need to repack the bearings with grease. That is the benefit. The bearings are constantly getting oil.
deandec
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
I had our first repack done at 70,000 miles and 14 years on front wheels only. I think it was about $300.

Shop said everything was fine.

Now at 94,000 miles with no known problems.

I do not know what the benefit of oil hub bearing lube is on these rigs.
SoCal_Kevin
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
Nina 70, does your Owner's Manual list a maintenance schedule for your bearings? At the least, that would answer what kind of bearings you have and if they are recommended to be serviced.
bluwtr49
Explorer II
Aug 31, 2013
MCIbus wrote:
If you go with oil bath you will need to drive every 30 days or so. The oil sits on the bottom part of the bearings and the tops of the bearings dry out and could passably rust over the winter.

Never heard that before. Ours are oil bath and typically the oil leaves a film that prevents any problems. Beside, in only a couple of revolutions it's all lubed again.
Nomadac
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
MCIbus wrote:
If you go with oil bath you will need to drive every 30 days or so. The oil sits on the bottom part of the bearings and the tops of the bearings dry out and could passably rust over the winter.

I doubt that as mine sits for 3-4 months over the winter and I have never had any problem. I recommend reading the maintenance recommendations for the front axle to be sure what is needed. Those that winter in southern states do not drive their MH for the 4-6 months they are parked.
MCIbus
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
If you go with oil bath you will need to drive every 30 days or so. The oil sits on the bottom part of the bearings and the tops of the bearings dry out and could passably rust over the winter.

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