Front wheel bearing service timeline ??

Solo wrote:

Gordysvette wrote:


Winnebago Industries

Put in the year and model and you can download pdf of operator manuals, chassis manuals, drawings, schematics, even parts lists for that 2013. I pulled all that down and put on a tablet, along with the individual manufacturers manuals I got from each of their sites such as Kitchen Aide, Onan, etc. Gives me something to read at leisure instead of cracking into that 22" of manual the coach came with.

Yes, indeed Mile High-great resource and a neat idea to store .pdf copies! My manuals that Winnebago has are cumbersome. I don't believe that Winnebago has links to the Freightliner chassis service manual on this site however so I think he still may want to take a look at Freightliner Downloads.

Ya I think you are right Solo, I must have got that from Freightliner. I collected all winter :)

Gordysvette wrote:


Winnebago Industries

Put in the year and model and you can download pdf of operator manuals, chassis manuals, drawings, schematics, even parts lists for that 2013. I pulled all that down and put on a tablet, along with the individual manufacturers manuals I got from each of their sites such as Kitchen Aide, Onan, etc. Gives me something to read at leisure instead of cracking into that 22" of manual the coach came with.

Yes, indeed Mile High-great resource and a neat idea to store .pdf copies! My manuals that Winnebago has are cumbersome. I don't believe that Winnebago has links to the Freightliner chassis service manual on this site however so I think he still may want to take a look at Freightliner Downloads.

Gordysvette wrote:
Thanks Solo for posting the manual , my coach did not come with the paper book manual.I have some reading to do and it looks like Coach Care will have extra work to do this fall when they service and winterize our Motor home .I'll contact them Monday to see if they checked the front hubs for oil level . I guess I was wrong it thinking they were grease packed. Thanks again everyone , this old guy(Me) is learning ever day .
Gordy

Gordy, Check out the resources page on Winnebago's site:

Winnebago Industries

Put in the year and model and you can download pdf of operator manuals, chassis manuals, drawings, schematics, even parts lists for that 2013. I pulled all that down and put on a tablet, along with the individual manufacturers manuals I got from each of their sites such as Kitchen Aide, Onan, etc. Gives me something to read at leisure instead of cracking into that 22" of manual the coach came with.

Thanks Solo for posting the manual , my coach did not come with the paper book manual.I have some reading to do and it looks like Coach Care will have extra work to do this fall when they service and winterize our Motor home .I'll contact them Monday to see if they checked the front hubs for oil level . I guess I was wrong it thinking they were grease packed. Thanks again everyone , this old guy(Me) is learning ever day .
Gordy

I looked it up, they are bath in front and tag.

Moondaddy wrote:
Just had mine checked at 51K not knowing the history of our used 05 Dynasty rig. Passenger inboard bearing was starting to mark, grease looked new when the cap was pulled. Drive side outboard bearing was near dry and had same mark on bearings. Changed over to synthetic gear oil. Cost of seals, bearings, and new oil caps was $300 and $300 labor. Now I can check oil on front axel when the tags are checked, worth it to me.

I drilled 1/2" holes in the sides of my front grease wheel bearing caps so I could put some 90 weight gear oil in them at 60K miles. Do not plan on ever re-packing them.

^^^ Those 2 posts don't agree with each other. :B

So the mystery remains, greased or packed?

Gordy,
Please keep us updated.

From the Freightliner Recreational Chassis Manual 2013 for your coach:


Does your IFS use the oil filled front axle? You may not according to page 33/4 of your Freightliner maintenance manual which says: "Wheel End Inspection
IMPORTANT: For ZF IFS axles, ZF recommends
that all grease fittings be lubricated once
a year, preferably before periods of inactivity.
The wheel hub should be disassembled, inspected,
and the wheel bearings repacked
every 1,000,000 miles (1 609 000 km)."


A snip-it from the Vehicle Maintenance Schedule Table for oil filled: Oil filled hubs oil change: Every 15K, 45K, 60K mile or 12, 36, 60 months.

If you don't have oil filled front hubs, it sounds like you may be all set!

Thanks everyone for your feed back ,the front wheel bears are packed all the rear wheels are liq. oil bath . Cummin's coach care performs all my service , I recently had all the fittings greased and all rear wheels oil level checked .I did not have them check the front wheel bearings but maybe I should have .My manual does not state when to repack the front bearings .I'll contact my freightliner dealer to check their recommendation.
Thanks again
Gordy

My guess is that your coach is on a Freightliner chassis? With that, I also assume that your have independent front suspension by ZF. Having owned a similar chassis with the ZF front suspension, if the same, the front bearings are sealed and do not require service.