Added Value of Bearing Repacking
Just completed replacing my bearings and seals, along with putting on new brake assemblies on all axles. My axles are E-Z Lube, but I have never used the system and preferred just removing and rep...
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Our trailer will be four years old this fall, but we have made a several trips to the Gulf Coast. And we have used it a lot over the years on many long, happy trips.
From brake assemblies I have replaced over the last twenty years or so, rust and/or corrosion is always a present danger to some degree and is the biggest enemy. Non-use also plays a big part. Plus lubrication starts to fail at some point over the years. And when it does, brake assemblies do not function correctly.
So I chose to replace mine during the mid-point of the bearing sets and seals replacement. And as I am not getting any younger, the time just seemed right to move forward with replacing all of the assemblies as I had everything already torn apart.
The entire brake assemblies these days are available at a very attractive prices. In some cases, much cheaper than replacing shoes, springs, magnets and other brake components for a brake overhaul.
From brake assemblies I have replaced over the last twenty years or so, rust and/or corrosion is always a present danger to some degree and is the biggest enemy. Non-use also plays a big part. Plus lubrication starts to fail at some point over the years. And when it does, brake assemblies do not function correctly.
So I chose to replace mine during the mid-point of the bearing sets and seals replacement. And as I am not getting any younger, the time just seemed right to move forward with replacing all of the assemblies as I had everything already torn apart.
The entire brake assemblies these days are available at a very attractive prices. In some cases, much cheaper than replacing shoes, springs, magnets and other brake components for a brake overhaul.
