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homeschoolin
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Oct 11, 2013

Bearings, Tires, Axles, Shackles, etc. -- Help!

We have a 7-year old Cedar Creek 5th wheel with two Lippert 7K lb axles. After the first year of ownership, we had one of the stock Chinese G-rated tires separate and damage the side of the trailer. ...
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69_Avion
Explorer
Oct 11, 2013
fla-gypsy wrote:
I think bearing inspection every year is overkill myself. Unless you can get an experienced helper I would pick out a good trailer shop, not RV dealer, and get them to do it.


I agree. I remember when most cars had regular bearings, not bearing packs. I didn't repack the bearings every year. A lot also depends on usage and conditions.

I would repack them myself, but I have also done it before. If I were paying someone to do it, I would want to watch.

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