Wheel Bearings
How often should they be packed?
Forum Discussion
fj12ryder wrote:
Dexter says do it annually as a CYA because they do such a slipshod of assembling their product. They're hoping you catch their mistakes before they cause too much damage.
My take on this bearing packing. We ordered ,and purchased our Montana Fifth Wheel from a dealer in Indiana , drove from Utah, and picked it up. 1600 miles one way, no bearings overheated , no issues with the brakes on the way home. I packed them for the first time after 7 years of use, only to check the brakes. IMO the bearings still did not need to be repacked, but I did it anyway while it was apart, and put in new grease seals.
Did I get lucky on the initial packing, maybe. I always check them after several miles to see if they are starting to get too warm.
