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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Previous trailer (PUP): Never did it. Never had a problem. Had the trailer for 8 years, and pulled it about 5k miles per year.
Current trailer: Got scared by some threads on here, and had the bearings repacked after just one trip. (Less than 600 miles on the trailer.) Good thing too - the factory hadn't greased one of them and it was already blueing. Since then I have it redone every 3 years along with a brake inspection.
I still tow about 5k miles per year. My trailer has EZ Lube hubs, but I always request a hand-pack with new seals and haven't ever used the EZ Lube feature. I'm just old-fashioned that way I guess.
Current trailer: Got scared by some threads on here, and had the bearings repacked after just one trip. (Less than 600 miles on the trailer.) Good thing too - the factory hadn't greased one of them and it was already blueing. Since then I have it redone every 3 years along with a brake inspection.
I still tow about 5k miles per year. My trailer has EZ Lube hubs, but I always request a hand-pack with new seals and haven't ever used the EZ Lube feature. I'm just old-fashioned that way I guess.
