FYI Axel Failure
FYI-Has anyone had this problem? I purchased my 2011 Cruiser RV 24SD ViewFinder new. Used it about 3000 miles each year 2011 & 2012. I pulled & packed the wheel bearings each year. Jan 2013 had my loc...
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69 Avion wrote:Never make an assumption like that. The mechanic may have been interrupted when doing the failed bearing, or even two different people may have been working on it.1stvee wrote:
Colliehauler is correct. I should have said; I had an Axel Assembly failure. The Axel Assembly was shipped to the Trailer Mfg. as a complete unit, Axel, Hub w/bearing races & bearings, Backing Plate w/brakes, all assembled ready for the road. I don't know what failed in there. After putting out the fire. The only thing left was parts of the brakes, heavy damaged hub & races, bearing bases stuck on spindle & a nut. Thank You.
1stvee
Nobody knows what caused the bearing failure. It could have been packed improperly or it could have been a bad bearing which would be a failure of the axle assembly.NO. A bearing repack job should ALWAYS include a bearing/race/spindle inspection. A impending problem can easily be spotted during this inspection, and the OPs problem wouldn't have occurred.
If you really want to figure it out, check the remain two bearing assemblies on the remaining axle. If they are packed properly and the nut was tightened properly, then you can make a logical conclusion that it was a bad bearing. If the remaining two bearing sets are not packed and tightened properly, then we can assume that it was the mechanic who created the issue. If you decide to check the remaining axle bearing, let us know what you find.
