Axle and Hub Question
Hi All, We have a Grand Design Transcend travel trailer. Really like it. At 18 months old, it is essentially new as we have done one longer trip and some local camping. Maybe 2,000 miles of travel....
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the e-man wrote:Huntindog wrote:
Your spindle looks fine.
I would replace the bearings with Timkens and go camping..... But first tell CW to take a hike.
Appreciating everyone’s feedback.
Can you tell me what makes Timkens special?
Timken and SKF are 2 of the best quality bearings.
However it doesn’t look like you need bearings either. And there should be no need in such low miles unless they ran dry or some extraordinary other issue.
The grease still even looks fresh. No wear n tear even on the bearings yet.
IF you had a bad spindle, you could replace Just a spindle (spindle is like $40-50).
Unless your axle is bent (you would see negative camber in the tires), you don’t need an axle.
In your case, tell the crooks to button it up with some grease in it and pack em yourself , go to another shop or carefully grease them with the zerks provided on the axle.
