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Dream_Girl
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Jun 01, 2015

Wheel Bearings on a 7 year old pop-up - Shuld I?

Last year I bought a 2008 used pop-up from the original owner, witch claim that he only use it 7 times (300 miles trips) then his wife decided that it is time to move to a 24f TT if he want to continu...
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Cape_Cod_Mounta
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Jun 02, 2015
Do pull and re-pack the bearings. You have never seen them so you cannot risk depending on leaving them un-inspected (Cost / benefit ratio). It is easy if a little messy. YouTube will have tons of good lessons.
Do NOT oil. They are made to run with high viscosity high temp bearing grease. Oil will change those specs and not last in the bearings but will get runny and leak off.
Go with manufacturer instructions over blogs - even RV.net.

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