How often to repack wheel bearings on TT
How often do you all repack the wheel bearings on your TT's. Should it be done every year or a specified mileage/usage. Thanks for your advice!
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Wow.. Some of you are just damn lucky if you don't do it and have not had any issues...
Believe in the maintenance schedule of your choice.. Makes no difference to me... ;)
I guess your brakes never need looking at either? Or checking to see if the breaks are working at all?? Nice plan.. :)
I've had my trailer since 2002 and the manual said to do them once a year.. I did them after the first year I owned the trailer and they were almost DRY..
Packed them nice and good and I also found that 2 out of my 4 brakes had severed electric wires to the magnets that actually STOP the thing...
I fixed those and adjusted the brakes and WOW... The trailer actually had brakes again!
Did the same thing the next year, but the bearings looked pretty good (still had a good amount of grease in them, but not as much as I remember putting in)
Checked again the next year and the the brakes were still good and the grease still good..
Started to do it every other year and that's been MY schedule since then.
I've since replaced the brake assemblies on them since it looked like my magnets and the pads were getting worn and it was 8 years since I bought it.. At only $40 each for each assembly, it was easy peasy..
Like I said, do whatever you want to do for YOUR own maintenance schedule, but I'll stick to mine... :)
Happy camping...
Mitch
Believe in the maintenance schedule of your choice.. Makes no difference to me... ;)
I guess your brakes never need looking at either? Or checking to see if the breaks are working at all?? Nice plan.. :)
I've had my trailer since 2002 and the manual said to do them once a year.. I did them after the first year I owned the trailer and they were almost DRY..
Packed them nice and good and I also found that 2 out of my 4 brakes had severed electric wires to the magnets that actually STOP the thing...
I fixed those and adjusted the brakes and WOW... The trailer actually had brakes again!
Did the same thing the next year, but the bearings looked pretty good (still had a good amount of grease in them, but not as much as I remember putting in)
Checked again the next year and the the brakes were still good and the grease still good..
Started to do it every other year and that's been MY schedule since then.
I've since replaced the brake assemblies on them since it looked like my magnets and the pads were getting worn and it was 8 years since I bought it.. At only $40 each for each assembly, it was easy peasy..
Like I said, do whatever you want to do for YOUR own maintenance schedule, but I'll stick to mine... :)
Happy camping...
Mitch
