How to tell if your wheel bearings are bad.
I took all 6 hubs off of my RV and it looks like the bearings have spun on the spindle. I have very slight galling On spindles and brown heat marks on bearing were it touches the spindle. On the oute...
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AH64ID wrote:
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It's still a good idea to start fresh. The OEM bearings are almost always cheap Chinese bearings, and they look like it compared to a nice Timken. If you plan to keep the trailer a while put in good bearings and check them annually. ...............................
Cheap Chinese bearings? Have you checked where Timken bearings are now manufactured? When I replaced my TT wheel bearings of unknown origin after a couple of years, I insisted on purchasing Timken bearings. Well to my surprise, printed right on the original boxes that my Timken bearings came in "Manufactured in CHINA ". So either Chinese manufacturing has gotten better or Timken has gotten cheaper.
