Questin on bearing hub temps
Just got my TT back from the RV service 2 towns away. Work that was done was having the bearings repacked with grease and seals replaced. They also did..." adjust electric brakes and check for proper ...
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I hope it does work okay for you. But what do you really know about the place that did the work??
I took our TT to the dealer after one season through the 2 year warranty. Because I've read about many bearing issues on TTs and since it was already there I asked to remove the drums, inspect the brakes and bearings and do a repack. They phoned and said the seals had blown and it all needed a rebuild (and they wanted to charge $1K!). I phoned Alko and they said it should be covered under warranty and I told the dealer that. Well, at the end of the following season I found one drum/hub/bearing was running hotter than the others. Not wanting to end up with a failure on a trip somewhere, I pulled all 4 apart. First thing I found was over-tightened axle nuts. Then I found that they had not replaced the seals and there was 2 colors of grease in there and what looked like grease stains on the shoes. All they had done is slap it back together. It appears that the dealer was trying to milk us. I ended up redoing it all myself using USA-made Timken bearings. It now feels like I don't need as much brake pedal pressure too.
You have to be careful who you trust.
I took our TT to the dealer after one season through the 2 year warranty. Because I've read about many bearing issues on TTs and since it was already there I asked to remove the drums, inspect the brakes and bearings and do a repack. They phoned and said the seals had blown and it all needed a rebuild (and they wanted to charge $1K!). I phoned Alko and they said it should be covered under warranty and I told the dealer that. Well, at the end of the following season I found one drum/hub/bearing was running hotter than the others. Not wanting to end up with a failure on a trip somewhere, I pulled all 4 apart. First thing I found was over-tightened axle nuts. Then I found that they had not replaced the seals and there was 2 colors of grease in there and what looked like grease stains on the shoes. All they had done is slap it back together. It appears that the dealer was trying to milk us. I ended up redoing it all myself using USA-made Timken bearings. It now feels like I don't need as much brake pedal pressure too.
You have to be careful who you trust.
