Re-pack wheel bearings
Preparing the RV for spring/summer travels. How often do you re-pack the wheel bearings with grease for regular maintenance? It's one year this April. Thanks everyone for one more education i...
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Depends on how many miles the trailer gets pulled in a years time. Mine averages 8k-10k per year so I pull the hubs every other year to see whats going on with the brakes and bearings.
Some trailer owners have said they pull around 1200-1500 miles per year. JMO but those types could run for several years before R&R inside the hubs.
I've put over a dozen new and used non rv trailers in service work. I always pulled the hubs before they hit the road. Glad I did as I've seen a bearing set in a hub with no grease....no grease seal.....several cut or torn seals and even one the outer race didn't match the bearings.....and of course the usual too little grease.
Some trailer owners have said they pull around 1200-1500 miles per year. JMO but those types could run for several years before R&R inside the hubs.
I've put over a dozen new and used non rv trailers in service work. I always pulled the hubs before they hit the road. Glad I did as I've seen a bearing set in a hub with no grease....no grease seal.....several cut or torn seals and even one the outer race didn't match the bearings.....and of course the usual too little grease.
