re-packing greasing the bearings / axle
Hello, how often should I be re-packing the bearings ? I have a 2003 forest river salem le If I don't tow it much, should I be doing it less often ? I've owned it for 3 years, only towed ...
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How often should you do it? I can only tell you how often I do it.
I tow about 4 to 5K a year and I "check" mine about every 7 years.
Even then sometimes I don't pack them. I just check them. I've had the same trailer for 28 years.
It's a sealed system so the grease has no where to go unless a seal is bad. I use a good quality grease and generally the bearings look just like when I pack them after 30K to 40K miles.
I have no idea why people get so crazy about trailer bearings? Most have the same bearings that autos have. Out of the dozen or so trailers I have owned over my lifetime I have never had any bearing troubles.
Do what you want but I will keep to my schedule. :)
I tow about 4 to 5K a year and I "check" mine about every 7 years.
Even then sometimes I don't pack them. I just check them. I've had the same trailer for 28 years.
It's a sealed system so the grease has no where to go unless a seal is bad. I use a good quality grease and generally the bearings look just like when I pack them after 30K to 40K miles.
I have no idea why people get so crazy about trailer bearings? Most have the same bearings that autos have. Out of the dozen or so trailers I have owned over my lifetime I have never had any bearing troubles.
Do what you want but I will keep to my schedule. :)
