Repacking wheel bearings on travel trailer

scaleman wrote:
We just purchased our first tandem travel trailer last May (2013).
How often should I repack the wheel bearings? We probably have pulled the trailer about 800 miles so far. Thanks

Hi,

Your first repack can be a very important one. It is very common that there is very little grease in the bearings when the camper is brand new. I myself would not go more than 1 year on the 1st repack. Once you do them yourself, then start deciding on the frequency so you know what you are starting with.

I do not know if you have seen this sticky on the towing forum, it may help give you some pointers and help on the heat readings every one is talking about.
Annual Brake Inspection and Axle Re - Lube (Pic's)

It is common on a brake adjust to get one wheel to be braking harder then the other 3. That one needs 1 or 2 clicks less. Crawl under, pull the plug, tweak the adjuster, put the plug back in and test for heat again. The key is to sort out brake heat from bearing heat. The sticky helps on how to sort out the two.

Hope this helps and good luck

John