What's the fascination with trailer bearings?
So I've seen many, many posts over the years about checking hubs with IR guns for excessive heat. I've even seen posts where people check their hubs every stop. :E My question is why? I have never ...
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3oaks wrote:
Arguing over how often to clean and inspect wheel bearings is like arguing over how often to change engine oil in an automobile. Endless debate. :R
As to the original question, What's the fascination with trailer bearings?, I believe the simple answer is:
I would rather do preventative maintenance in my driveway than to do emergency repairs on the shoulder of a highway.
But the difference here is in the case of changing oil, your owners manual says specifically change it every x miles. That is fact. Arguing about if that is enough or if higher end synthetics provide additional benefit is opinion. I have yet to see anything resembling fact (other than the previous poster lc0338) about how frequently to repack bearings. This forum would be a heck of a lot more boring if trailer manufacturers put a maintenance schedule in the owner manual like car companies do.
