โAug-24-2015 08:48 AM
โSep-01-2015 08:58 PM
Charlie D. wrote:laknox wrote:
Not saying it's right, or advisable, but I ran my Komfort for 10 years before having the bearings done; maybe 10-11k total miles since I bought it new. They are EZ-Lubes and I'd give each one about a half-dozen shots of grease every year and check for play. As I was having some other work done on it at a shop, I just told them to replace them all, along with the seals and adjust the brakes. Had no (or minimal) grease past the seals and there was no appreciable wear on the bearings. Just my experience...Lyle
Where did the grease go if it was not on your shoes? 6 pumps x 10 years=60 shots. That's a lot of grease in that bearing cavity. I do agree that people, myself included, may be over doing it on bearing maintenance. Properly greased and adjusted and bearings should last many years. Longer, IMO, that the brake shoes if one does a lot of traveling.
โSep-01-2015 05:42 PM
laknox wrote:
Not saying it's right, or advisable, but I ran my Komfort for 10 years before having the bearings done; maybe 10-11k total miles since I bought it new. They are EZ-Lubes and I'd give each one about a half-dozen shots of grease every year and check for play. As I was having some other work done on it at a shop, I just told them to replace them all, along with the seals and adjust the brakes. Had no (or minimal) grease past the seals and there was no appreciable wear on the bearings. Just my experience...Lyle
โAug-29-2015 09:37 AM
Puddles wrote:laknox wrote:YakFishMo wrote:
Why is it that camper bearings need repacking? Cars go hundreds of thousands of miles and don't need repacking. Does anyone know? My 2012 Cedar Creek has not had the bearings repacked. Am I on borrowed time?
Not saying it's right, or advisable, but I ran my Komfort for 10 years before having the bearings done; maybe 10-11k total miles since I bought it new. They are EZ-Lubes and I'd give each one about a half-dozen shots of grease every year and check for play. As I was having some other work done on it at a shop, I just told them to replace them all, along with the seals and adjust the brakes. Had no (or minimal) grease past the seals and there was no appreciable wear on the bearings. Just my experience...
Lyle
Hey... You should be out there buying lottery tickets..
โAug-29-2015 08:56 AM
justafordguy wrote:
X2, A TPMS can save the day.
โAug-29-2015 08:44 AM
laknox wrote:YakFishMo wrote:
Why is it that camper bearings need repacking? Cars go hundreds of thousands of miles and don't need repacking. Does anyone know? My 2012 Cedar Creek has not had the bearings repacked. Am I on borrowed time?
Not saying it's right, or advisable, but I ran my Komfort for 10 years before having the bearings done; maybe 10-11k total miles since I bought it new. They are EZ-Lubes and I'd give each one about a half-dozen shots of grease every year and check for play. As I was having some other work done on it at a shop, I just told them to replace them all, along with the seals and adjust the brakes. Had no (or minimal) grease past the seals and there was no appreciable wear on the bearings. Just my experience...
Lyle
โAug-29-2015 06:26 AM
MPI_Mallard wrote:YakFishMo wrote:
Why is it that camper bearings need repacking? Cars go hundreds of thousands of miles and don't need repacking. Does anyone know? My 2012 Cedar Creek has not had the bearings repacked. Am I on borrowed time?
My mechanic came to my trailer on-site and pulled the remaining three hubs and pressed the new bearings in place and re-assembled everything and checked the whole she-bang for $150 (minus the cost of the bearings), I figure i'll have that done every five years when I swap out my tires and that should keep me on top of things!
โAug-26-2015 08:09 AM
YakFishMo wrote:
Why is it that camper bearings need repacking? Cars go hundreds of thousands of miles and don't need repacking. Does anyone know? My 2012 Cedar Creek has not had the bearings repacked. Am I on borrowed time?
โAug-26-2015 07:44 AM
agesilaus wrote:laknox wrote:agesilaus wrote:kirbybear wrote:
agesilaus Do you have a repeater on your TST system?
Repeater? It has a control unit with an LCD that shows the pressure and temperature on one tire at a time. It takes it several minutes to cycle thru all four tires and even more time if you have sensors on the truck tires too.
Repeater = "signal booster" if the base unit has a hard time "seeing" the trailer sensors due to distance.
Lyle
Distance hasn't been a problem, it does have an external antenna but it can see the fiver sensors as is.
โAug-26-2015 07:23 AM
โAug-26-2015 06:14 AM
laknox wrote:agesilaus wrote:kirbybear wrote:
agesilaus Do you have a repeater on your TST system?
Repeater? It has a control unit with an LCD that shows the pressure and temperature on one tire at a time. It takes it several minutes to cycle thru all four tires and even more time if you have sensors on the truck tires too.
Repeater = "signal booster" if the base unit has a hard time "seeing" the trailer sensors due to distance.
Lyle
โAug-26-2015 06:08 AM
Cummins12V98 wrote:YakFishMo wrote:
Why is it that camper bearings need repacking? Cars go hundreds of thousands of miles and don't need repacking. Does anyone know? My 2012 Cedar Creek has not had the bearings repacked. Am I on borrowed time?
The bearings on cars that don't need servicing are the sealed type. Yes you should have your bearings serviced by someone that knows what they are doing like a frame and axle shop.
โAug-25-2015 01:41 PM
agesilaus wrote:
Thanks for the tip on Tire Minder. I'm really dissatisfied with my current TPMS (TST). It does not display all the tires at the same same and you have to watch it s-l-o-w-l-y cycle thru each tire. It's a dangerous distraction on the road. Plus it did not catch the two blowouts that we had this last summer.
โAug-25-2015 10:24 AM
agesilaus wrote:kirbybear wrote:
agesilaus Do you have a repeater on your TST system?
Repeater? It has a control unit with an LCD that shows the pressure and temperature on one tire at a time. It takes it several minutes to cycle thru all four tires and even more time if you have sensors on the truck tires too.
โAug-25-2015 10:22 AM
YakFishMo wrote:
Why is it that camper bearings need repacking? Cars go hundreds of thousands of miles and don't need repacking. Does anyone know? My 2012 Cedar Creek has not had the bearings repacked. Am I on borrowed time?