Wheel bearings again!
A year ago I lost two bearings (nearly at the same time) after extended travel (about 6 hours straight) in hot weather. Both axles were replaced with 6,000 lb. axles (upgraded from 4,000 #). Last ...
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CKNSLS wrote:Shadow Catcher wrote:
There are bearings and then there are bearings, they come in different grades and from different countries. The ones that came with my Dexter axle were from China and I replaced them with SKF. I also used Amsoil synthetic grease and checked the castle nut adjustment my self.
There are literally thousands of trailers using the standard (i.e. China) bearings from the factory and haven't had the issues the OP has had.
Yea, I'm one of them. I wanted to replace them with better parts but they have no markings at all.
They have ten years and about 45K on them.
I encourage anyone who wants to do their own grease packing to find a manual on-line for your particular axle make and go by the directions for preload exactly as written.
Their are some really bad suggestions from guys on the internet.
