solution to lug nut covers?
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but while preparing for our last trip I was tightening the lug nuts, ( checking ) and this cover broke off one. Interesting thing is the actual lug nu...
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mkirsch wrote:
5000 miles is really pushing it with the wheel bearings. Recommended interval for pulling them down and repacking is 3000 miles or annually as far as I know. Should be in the owner's manual. You can stretch that if you trust the E-Z lube axles to not wreck the dust seal and fill your brake drum with grease.
3000mi interval for re packing trailer bearings? Lol. Musnt have anything better to do......
Do you re pack them half way through a vacation in the campground?
Quality grease and proper bearing packing on a hub that is in good condition, that interval is at least 5x that maybe more.
And get some bearing buddies and extend that to 10x or more.
I took apart the hubs on my old snomachine trailer after almost 10 years of dragging it around the country, loaded. Idk, maybe 20kmi, probably more. A lot of 80 mph down the freeway at -10 or +100deg too.
Was going to just replace the hearings before overloading it and taking off to AK for a couple more years of torture. After cleaning up the bearings, I promptly repacked and re installed them. Virtually no wear compare to new.
I do like/use bearing buddy's though. You can blow out the seal in back with them, but that just tells you you're over full and a little mess. Doesn't mess up the seal.
Best to add a little grease right after a hard run when the grease inside is soft and moves around easy.
