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icepickjazz
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Apr 27, 2013

Smoked Bearing -- Spindle Damage - Axle Replacement??

Wheel bearing smoked on my trailer. I'm not sure how long it had been smoking, no one honked or alerted me. We were about 1 mile from storage lot when noticed smoke pouring from the wheel. I had a...
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icepickjazz
Explorer
Apr 28, 2013
GMT830 wrote:
That looks like a bearing buddy in the end of the axle. Not really necessary on an RV, prevents proper maintenance and causes damage like this.
Yeah, I noticed that too. Whatever it is it came from the factory.

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