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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Ever stop to think how much larger and heavier today's trailers are than those of the past? I would bet that the average gross weight is double that of trailers towed 20 years ago. You cannot compare a 20 foot travel trailer to a 35 foot 5th wheel trailer.
Oil bath bearing kits are one way to avoid annual wheel bearing greasing and have peace of mind. Cost is not that high for the conversion.
In general people today are oblivious to the maintenance needs of vehicles. The older vehicles required constant attention but now people think that there is really such a thing as lifetime lubrication. My truck's front end needs grease added every 3,000 miles and the wear would be accelerated if I waited until I had the crankcase oil to have it done at a shop. How many people take the time to read their vehicle's owner guide and put together a maintenance schedule instead of waiting until something breaks or starts making loud noises?
Most Americans do not realize that the Chinese produce products at three quality levels for export. The best is the German quality and below that is Japanese quality and the lowest quality is what is usually imported into the USA and sold at places like Wal-Mart and Home Depot and Harbor Freight. The German level products produced in China for sale in Europe are better than anything I have seen produced in this country in terms of quality and performance. Of course I do not see all the gear purchased by the military for ships and jets and rockets and bombs which may be top notch (unless you are one of the families at the receiving end).
Oil bath bearing kits are one way to avoid annual wheel bearing greasing and have peace of mind. Cost is not that high for the conversion.
In general people today are oblivious to the maintenance needs of vehicles. The older vehicles required constant attention but now people think that there is really such a thing as lifetime lubrication. My truck's front end needs grease added every 3,000 miles and the wear would be accelerated if I waited until I had the crankcase oil to have it done at a shop. How many people take the time to read their vehicle's owner guide and put together a maintenance schedule instead of waiting until something breaks or starts making loud noises?
Most Americans do not realize that the Chinese produce products at three quality levels for export. The best is the German quality and below that is Japanese quality and the lowest quality is what is usually imported into the USA and sold at places like Wal-Mart and Home Depot and Harbor Freight. The German level products produced in China for sale in Europe are better than anything I have seen produced in this country in terms of quality and performance. Of course I do not see all the gear purchased by the military for ships and jets and rockets and bombs which may be top notch (unless you are one of the families at the receiving end).
