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1fanman
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Jan 11, 2014

Wheel Bearing Packing

Greetings fellow Rv'ers, 1fanman here with a question, I can't find anywhere in my manual as to when and how often I should have my wheel bearings checked and repacked. Can any one help me here. Thanks and will appreciate any advise. BTW, my Bounder now has approxiametly 24000 miles on it.
1fanman/akaDel
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  • 1fanman's avatar
    1fanman
    Explorer
    Jan 13, 2014
    Gjac wrote:
    What I do is jack the front wheels off the ground and wiggle the tire top to bottom to check for play. When I bought the MH it had 24k miles and had excessive play. I re tightened both front wheel bearings. In 70 k miles I have re tightened twice and repacked once.

    Thanks I will do this and since it doesn't seem to be a concern I will just check them periodically. I appreciate the advice. Happy motering and keep it between the ditches. 1fanman/aka Del
  • Gjac's avatar
    Gjac
    Explorer III
    Jan 13, 2014
    What I do is jack the front wheels off the ground and wiggle the tire top to bottom to check for play. When I bought the MH it had 24k miles and had excessive play. I re tightened both front wheel bearings. In 70 k miles I have re tightened twice and repacked once.
  • 1fanman's avatar
    1fanman
    Explorer
    Jan 13, 2014
    Gale Hawkins wrote:
    If it is not mentioned I am guessing 100K miles perhaps if they are packed. If they are sealed bearings then when you hear a noise or otherwise informed.

    What chassis do you have?

    Workhorse W22
  • 1fanman's avatar
    1fanman
    Explorer
    Jan 13, 2014
    Gale Hawkins wrote:
    If it is not mentioned I am guessing 100K miles perhaps if they are packed. If they are sealed bearings then when you hear a noise or otherwise informed.

    What chassis do you have?

    Workhorse 35E
  • Hikerdogs's avatar
    Hikerdogs
    Explorer
    Jan 12, 2014
    The Ford F-Series Super Duty Class A Motorhome and Commercial Chassis Owner's Manual recommends repacking the wheel bearings and replacing the seals at 60,000 mile intervals.
  • WyoTraveler's avatar
    WyoTraveler
    Explorer
    Jan 11, 2014
    There should be a seperate manual for the F53 chassis. My F53 manual came in a Ford black cloth folder about 5" X 7". It will list required service mileage.
  • Gale_Hawkins's avatar
    Gale_Hawkins
    Explorer
    Jan 11, 2014
    If it is not mentioned I am guessing 100K miles perhaps if they are packed. If they are sealed bearings then when you hear a noise or otherwise informed.

    What chassis do you have?
  • bsinmich's avatar
    bsinmich
    Explorer
    Jan 11, 2014
    If you have a Workhorse your front wheels are oil filled and don't need anything more than a check in the glass to be sure the oil is there.
  • Mr_Mark1's avatar
    Mr_Mark1
    Explorer
    Jan 11, 2014
    I know this is probably Apples and Oranges, but our tech said every 30,000 miles. I have wet hubs on the rear and packed on the front.

    MM.
  • Retired_JSO's avatar
    Retired_JSO
    Explorer
    Jan 11, 2014
    Your Bounder I suspect is on a ford F53 chassis which should't need the front wheel bearings looked at before a needed brake job.

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