Bearing Question
I asked this in the travel trailer forum in a thread about seals and decided that asking here might be more appropriate: I repacked the bearings on one side of my trailer that had the factory lube ...
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Whatever you do, if you find the corresponding "stain" on the axle shaft, do not take some sandpaper/emery cloth and try to polish the "stain" away. The last thing you want to do is remove material from the axle shaft.
The "stain" looks like a bit of fretting and, at this point, won't hurt a thing. A little anti-seize or grease will help alleviate the problem. It probably won't completely eliminate it, but it will help. It's caused by minute movement between the axle shaft and the bearing.
The "stain" looks like a bit of fretting and, at this point, won't hurt a thing. A little anti-seize or grease will help alleviate the problem. It probably won't completely eliminate it, but it will help. It's caused by minute movement between the axle shaft and the bearing.
