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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I had to replace bearings on our boat trailer. It has grease fittings and rubber bellows and spring to keep pressure on grease inside. I could see steam after launching and the bearing grease fitting cup was down further than should be. I greased them all and went home slowly.
The bearings wer galled and even pieces of bearing flaked or broken off.
The bearings were cheap Chinese. The outer races had irregular line or seam where two halves were pressed together and then ground.
I now use a green synthetic lithium grease, for lawnmower, which is all I have that needs greasing. Don't remember the name right off. It's about nine dollars a tube. You cannot wipe or wash it off and it takes some doing with everything else.
never had to replace, bearings on our Fifth Wheel, I think, They were Dexter, non service. I may have repacked them, I don't remember, but it wasn't recommended.
Not sure what Dexter or other mfg reccomends.
Sorry to hear Dexter is now made in China.
The bearings wer galled and even pieces of bearing flaked or broken off.
The bearings were cheap Chinese. The outer races had irregular line or seam where two halves were pressed together and then ground.
I now use a green synthetic lithium grease, for lawnmower, which is all I have that needs greasing. Don't remember the name right off. It's about nine dollars a tube. You cannot wipe or wash it off and it takes some doing with everything else.
never had to replace, bearings on our Fifth Wheel, I think, They were Dexter, non service. I may have repacked them, I don't remember, but it wasn't recommended.
Not sure what Dexter or other mfg reccomends.
Sorry to hear Dexter is now made in China.
