Wheel bearing adjustment on DRV

[tvfrfireman]

We have Dexter axles that are lubricated in an oil bath. I had the trailer up on its leveling system with the tires off the ground and noticed when I spin one tire, it only makes one revolution and doesn't turn free like the others. We are leaving tomorrow for a short jaunt of about ninety miles. Is this something I can put off until we return home? It has probably been this way since day one about three years ago. I have noticed when stopped at rest areas that when touching the rims and checking for heat is was just a bit warmer that the others. Are any of you bearing experts that could give me some advice. Thanks in advance.

[B_O__Plenty]

Gib3633 wrote:
On our DRV two of the calipers had pads not sitting properly in the calipers which of course made a high contact point . Also there was no lube on the slides. You have been advised two completely opposite theories and I join with the first. Get caliper slide grease. Anti seize is not a lubricant. It is good on bleed screw threads ,manifold bolts and the like, something you may want to remove in the future without breaking the bolts.

Anti seize actually is a great lubricant. Unlike grease it will dry out and not attract dirt. It's made up of almost all graphite and is slippery as heck.

B.O.

[Cummins12V98]

My 07.5 DRV slide bolts were dry as a bone. I talked to Kevin at Kodiak and he swore they all are shipped with grease on the slide bolts.

My personal maintenance schedule is remove calipers once a year and lube all mating parts and slide bolts.

[RustyJC]

The DRVs have a history of being shipped with dry caliper slide pins. Apparently Kodiak doesn't grease them when they ship the disc brake assemblies and Lippert just bolts them onto the MorRyde or Dexter suspension as they are received when they assemble the frame. The upshot is that the 5th wheels are delivered to the customer with dry caliper slide pins unless the dealer lubes them.

Rusty

[bpounds]

I agree, probably not the bearing. But I'm thinking warped brake rotor, more than sticky slide pins.

[Travlingman]

I would check to see if you have oil in the bearing. The seals on these bearings are very prone to leaking and quite a few owners have replaced with grease bearings.

[Gib3633]

On our DRV two of the calipers had pads not sitting properly in the calipers which of course made a high contact point . Also there was no lube on the slides. You have been advised two completely opposite theories and I join with the first. Get caliper slide grease. Anti seize is not a lubricant. It is good on bleed screw threads ,manifold bolts and the like, something you may want to remove in the future without breaking the bolts.

[tvfrfireman]

Thanks you guys....I hadn't even considered that disc brake hanging up. That is something I can take care of. Thanks for taking time out of your day for me. David

[B_O__Plenty]

Sounds like a brake is dragging to me too. You can also use anti-seize on the slide pins for a lube.

B.O.

[TXiceman]

If you do not have an infrared temperature sensor, I'd suggest you get one. When you start out on the trip, stop after a few miles and check the temperature at each hub. If that one is running hitter, you can suspect either a brake caliper dragging or a bearing starting to go bad.

Ken

[RustyJC]

If you have the electric over hydraulic disc brakes, I'd suspect a brake that's dragging slightly. The calipers slide on bolts - these bolts need to be pulled and lubricated periodically or the calipers will stick. If that's your problem, NAPA has a high temperature grease specifically for this purpose. Just ask them for brake caliper slide pin grease.

Rusty