Repacking the wheel bearings
We have a lightweight single axle travel trailer we don't use all that much each year. Last year we put around 25 hours of highway travel on it. It as the same the previous year. Is it necessary to ge...
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Me? I take grease with me and if I'm driving over 20 miles I stop on the side of the road and re-pack the bearings. I stop every two miles and check the hub to see if it is over ambient temperature. If it is I stop for two hours and allow it to cool down. I only use NASA approved grease they use on the sperving bearings on the disgronifier coupler. I've never had a problem using this method in over 50 miles of towing. (just kidding)
I'm old enough to have owned and driven several cars with the same type of bearings my TT has. I never thought twice about going years and years between packing the bearings. Usually it got done when the drum was removed to check the brakes. There is a '66 Mustang in the garage right now that had new brakes put on it when I bought it 10 years ago. I packed the bearings at that time and have not thought twice about it since. If they are done properly, I don't think 10,000 miles is too far between having the bearings greased. I'm in the "I could care less when it was last done" crowd when buying a used trailer. I'm going to check it when I get home and not worry for many years.
I'm old enough to have owned and driven several cars with the same type of bearings my TT has. I never thought twice about going years and years between packing the bearings. Usually it got done when the drum was removed to check the brakes. There is a '66 Mustang in the garage right now that had new brakes put on it when I bought it 10 years ago. I packed the bearings at that time and have not thought twice about it since. If they are done properly, I don't think 10,000 miles is too far between having the bearings greased. I'm in the "I could care less when it was last done" crowd when buying a used trailer. I'm going to check it when I get home and not worry for many years.
