Travel trailer and 5ers wheel bearings
I'm just confused as to why trailers have a problem with wheel bearings. Why are they different than the front wheel bearings on the older rear wheel drive cars? Perhaps they weigh a lot more??? Th...
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So my fifth wheel is an '06 and probably do 7 weekends a year with one Florida trip in there way back when it was new. By the standard I waited way to long to check my wheel bearings but did have one wheel pulled to inspect things in 2010 while some warranty work was being done.
This past spring I decided to replace bearings, seals, race whether it needed it or not. Parts were very inexpensive and $20.00 got me a harbor freight race install kit and for another $14.00 got a hearing packer.
So my point is 8 years with the way I travel and I found one out of four rear seals leaking some grease out and all the bearings looked good with most of the grease looking ok but in need of replacement or re-packing.
I think out of the whole job I was more worried about over tighting the nut than anything else. Should have gone on and replaced the whole brake backing plate assembly while I was in there.
This past spring I decided to replace bearings, seals, race whether it needed it or not. Parts were very inexpensive and $20.00 got me a harbor freight race install kit and for another $14.00 got a hearing packer.
So my point is 8 years with the way I travel and I found one out of four rear seals leaking some grease out and all the bearings looked good with most of the grease looking ok but in need of replacement or re-packing.
I think out of the whole job I was more worried about over tighting the nut than anything else. Should have gone on and replaced the whole brake backing plate assembly while I was in there.
