Axle Bearing Service - Dos and Dont's???
Trailer: 2011 Keystone 25RS GVWR: 7500# Axles, bearings, brakes, etc. have never been serviced. (the way I purchased from original owner) Mileage: Approx. 10,000 Considering servicing my own ...
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Highway 4x4 wrote:
I found a bad bearing and race about 2 years ago and bought Timken bearings and races for all 4. I did the bad one and had a heck of a time getting the races in even with the tools. I inspected the others without replacement and repacked with Mobile 1 full syn bearing grease, (red) and all is still OK.
I remember when bearings and races were sold as a set and you never mixed them. With my new Timkens the bearings and races are sold separately and can be mixed. I am guessing once they have been installed and run it's best not to mix them.
In fleet operations bearings were cleaned and re installed without regard for the position they were in during the disassemble. rarely did we have a bearing failure in a fleet of over 10K units.
