How often to repack wheel bearings on TT

dieselenthusiast wrote:

There's a lot of misinformation in this thread. There is nothing wrong with repacking the bearings annually. In my opinion, that is overkill for 90% of RV owners. The EZ lube works well. I might repack with new bearings once my unit is 10 years old, otherwise, I do not see the need.

Do you only inspect and repack at 10 years?

Dexter says to remove, inspect and repack bearings every 12 months or 12K miles, whichever comes first, and Al-Ko says 6 months & 6K miles. If that's what the manufacturer says to do, why would anyone intentionally ignore that?

I just don't understand what's so great about EZ-lube axles (or the other ones) if they say to re & re once or twice a year anyway. Like others I've read others say on forums, and I agree, I think it's more of a sales thing than being a practical thing.

I've seen what can happen to the "quality" bearings they use in TTs and FWs and don't think it's a good idea to forgo annual inspection.

Dexter maintenance schedule

AL-KO bearing maintenance schedule (on page 8)

I've read about some cases where owners have found that the factory did not pack the bearings properly at the factory and had little grease. It just might be a good idea to check them or pump a little grease in when you get a new unit. I'm pretty sure our dealer said they remove the drums to inspect bearings and brakes as part of their PDI. We're about to pick up a new TT from them and I'm going to talk to the head tech. to find out exactly what they do and ask specifically what to do with the EZ-lube axles.