Timken bearings...when would you repack?
Installing the Titan Disc brakes on my trailer, using Timken bearings and Mobil 1 synthetic grease....here is my question for y'all Since I don't have to pull the hubs to check brakes, I used Timke...
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Last fall I got US-made Timken bearings at a local branch of Wajax Industrial a Canadian bearing distributor no problem. Don't know if they ship or not. Is there really a shortage of the US-made ones or is it a case of going to the right place? The local go-to wholesaler for all things related to RV frames & axles had no clue where to get Timken bearings regardless of the country of origin.
At the end of last season one of the bearings was running too warm on our 2 year old TT. After pulling all apart I found that someone, and am pretty sure it was the dealer, had pumped additional grease into the axles and a couple of the brake shoes had grease on them. In the time since replacing the old bearings and repacking, we've done 6K+ miles this season and it's been fine. This is the 2nd TT we've had grease contamination on (previous one rebuilt under warranty). It's def. worth pulling your drums off and inspecting bearings & brakes even on a trailer that isn't that old.
At the end of last season one of the bearings was running too warm on our 2 year old TT. After pulling all apart I found that someone, and am pretty sure it was the dealer, had pumped additional grease into the axles and a couple of the brake shoes had grease on them. In the time since replacing the old bearings and repacking, we've done 6K+ miles this season and it's been fine. This is the 2nd TT we've had grease contamination on (previous one rebuilt under warranty). It's def. worth pulling your drums off and inspecting bearings & brakes even on a trailer that isn't that old.
