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swimmer_spe
Explorer
Jun 29, 2017

Greasing wheel bearings

I will be doing a 10,000 km trip next summer. Before I go, thee bearing will be cleaned, inspected and regreased.

Generally, with all my trailers, I grease them once a season.

However, I have never put quite that many miles on per season.

So, how many km should wheel bearings be repacked?
  • I feel same as fj.

    BTW, i have never smoked a bearing. :h

    I did mine at the five or six year mark and don't plan on going there again.
  • fj12ryder wrote:
    Be sure to take a test run after doing all the bearings. Too many horror stories of problems arising after redoing the bearings due to improper procedures or just plain "Oops" issues. Personally, unless your talking about a boat trailer, I think every year is overkill. Especially if you're doing less than 10,000 miles per year.

    Maybe do the trailer bearings when you do your other vehicle bearings. :)


    My other vehicles have sealed bearings and get replaced maybe every 10 years.

    Grease is cheap. I have smoked too many bearings to not do it yearly.

    With what you an others are saying, I am good, even though I m putting higher miles on, still won't be over 10,000 miles or 16,000 km.
  • Be sure to take a test run after doing all the bearings. Too many horror stories of problems arising after redoing the bearings due to improper procedures or just plain "Oops" issues. Personally, unless your talking about a boat trailer, I think every year is overkill. Especially if you're doing less than 10,000 miles per year.

    Maybe do the trailer bearings when you do your other vehicle bearings. :)
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    jfkmk wrote:
    My Dexter manual recommends 12,000 miles. You'll be way under that for your trip. Enjoy!


    That's what I do, ie, approx 12,000 miles
  • My Dexter manual recommends 12,000 miles. You'll be way under that for your trip. Enjoy!

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