It looks like a new axle or trailer shop is the way to go. I do not want to just take it to the local rv center, who knows who will work on it and I have not had good luck getting stuff serviced by others. I rebuild motors, do machine work, work on equipment at work, fix all kinds of stuff. Sad to think that a simple taper bearing is my undoing.... Pathetic for a hands on mechanical engineer really.
The axles do run at or over 4,500 pounds, but come one, they are rated for 5,200. Shouldn't you be able to run them at 5,000 pounds? Or do I just need "good" bearings for my 5,200 pound axles? A set of four each of Timken bearings (67010/48 and 25520/80) is about $125 at first glance on Amazon. Might be worth trying that first. Maybe the etailer bearings work fine until you start loading them up higher. Or it is my installation of them.
I don't know. 7,000 pound axles just does not seem to be an easy way to go. We do have a trailer center where they actually build trailers at, customize and fix them. have heard good things about I69 trailer center in Markle, it is a 30 mile tow for me, so not too bad. I just do not want to drop it off at an RV center locally and have some kid do the same thing I have been trying, charge me several hundred dollars and continue to have problems.
$300 for a new rear axle seems to be an easy test. If it works, just spend another $300 for the front one and be done with it.
