Spare bearing question..
Just because I like to be prepared.. How do you determine the bearing size for your axles so as to keep a spare set on board? I suppose I could take the hub off and measure with a caliper but, there...
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Best way to be 100% certain is to get the numbers off the bearings. Our axles are allegedly 4400 lbs and I had trouble finding the right bearings. Turns out the bearings are 5200 lbs (or maybe 6000 lbs, can't recall).
Dexter has their Nev-R-Lube sealed bearings. If you do some reading up on google, premature failures have been reported. Dexter warranties them for 100K miles or 5 years. Does that mean they simply ship you new bearings? Not much help if on a long road trip miles away from a shop.
I removed our unknown/suspect/substandard quality Chinese made bearings and replaced them with US-made Timken. Can't get much better than that and with some routine maintenance & inspection, should last a very long time. The dealer had our drums off for inspection and when I went to replace the bearings, I had to use a wrench to undo the nuts. Never trust a dealer to work on your bearings!
Lippert has their Never-fail plastic spring bushings which oughta be standard. The cheapo ones they use can fail in only a couple thousand miles. It's all about building TTs as absolutely inexpensively as possible (read "cheaply").
Dexter has their Nev-R-Lube sealed bearings. If you do some reading up on google, premature failures have been reported. Dexter warranties them for 100K miles or 5 years. Does that mean they simply ship you new bearings? Not much help if on a long road trip miles away from a shop.
I removed our unknown/suspect/substandard quality Chinese made bearings and replaced them with US-made Timken. Can't get much better than that and with some routine maintenance & inspection, should last a very long time. The dealer had our drums off for inspection and when I went to replace the bearings, I had to use a wrench to undo the nuts. Never trust a dealer to work on your bearings!
Lippert has their Never-fail plastic spring bushings which oughta be standard. The cheapo ones they use can fail in only a couple thousand miles. It's all about building TTs as absolutely inexpensively as possible (read "cheaply").
