Wheel Bearings Packed? Yearly Maintenance
How often do you have the wheel bearings packed on your trailer? And do you take it in for a yearly maintenance inspection?
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retiredcamper2011 wrote:
I purchased my 24' tandem axle from a private party in 2012 who said new tires and bearing pack had been done earlier that year. I decided to wait til a full 2 yrs were up and do the bearings again in the spring of 2015. I don't know how far we went on a few trips, but certainly not "high" mileage. On a trip 100 miles out of town this summer (2014) the left rear wheel started smoking. Had to get a tow to tire shop where they said bearings needed repacked. So for me personally, I will do it once per year, or for certain no longer than 2 yrs if I keep track of usage closely. Just my opinion.
That's one of the issues with repacking bearings. More often than not your better off just using the bearing buddy (if equipped)and leaving the bearings alone as far as dismantling everything IMHO. I can't count the number of posters who say they repack their bearings every year, every two years, etc., and when they take them out they really even didn't need repacking. I'm going the bearing buddy route and checking temps with an IR gun.
