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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That's what I plan to do, just treat them like they aren't serviceable.
I am not sure they need to be done yearly, but I will probably pop the rubber boot off a few times a year for a peek in there.
The serviceable bearings on my truck are good for 20-30K miles before repack, there is no reason my trailer bearings can't be the same.
When I was buying my bearings this spring I found out that all Al-Ko 5,200-7,000lb axles use the same bearings, and the inner bearing on the 8K's is the same as well. That tells me that even thou I am at 80% of the axle rating that the springs are the first limiting factor, so the bearings will be fine.
I am not sure they need to be done yearly, but I will probably pop the rubber boot off a few times a year for a peek in there.
The serviceable bearings on my truck are good for 20-30K miles before repack, there is no reason my trailer bearings can't be the same.
When I was buying my bearings this spring I found out that all Al-Ko 5,200-7,000lb axles use the same bearings, and the inner bearing on the 8K's is the same as well. That tells me that even thou I am at 80% of the axle rating that the springs are the first limiting factor, so the bearings will be fine.
