Has anyone experienced catastrophic bearing failure? That is, bearing failure that destroys the bearing without warning. The first evidence that something is wrong a gunshot-like noise and ear piercing squeal.
A friend of my wife's married a man who had a Class C rig which hadn't been driven very far for a long time. They were going to go on their two month "honeymoon" in the RV. The man knew he had to do some serious maintenance on the rig which include...
I sold tire pressure monitoring systems for 9 years and regularly presented lectures on tires. One of the most frequently heard statements was, "You should get new tires every 5 years." NOT SO! I had perfectly safe tires on one of my motorhomes for...
dkreuzen wrote:Last year when I was preparing to grease my front wheel bearings I came across this procedure: Heavy Duty Bearing Adjust or Tapered Roller Bearing Adjustment Procedure RP 618AIt made the tightening procedure simple and almost foolproof...
Stim wrote:I worked on Semi's and trailers for over 30 years, supervised 3 shops in 2 states.My guess is BOZO put spindle nuts on with impact! Seen it too often in shops that I did not supervise!I have run many service calls for burnt out wheel beari...
Stim wrote:After thinking about it, there is also a chance that the mechanic(?) did not put the spindle nut back on properly.Small vehicles will use a cotter pin/castle nut to secure.Larger vehicles will use some combination of double nuts and/or kee...
CapriRacer wrote:Old_Spirit wrote:CapriRacer wrote:Just a thought:I notice that folks aren't distinguishing between types of tires in this thread. Clearly, LT tires are different than ST tires which are different than medium truck tires (19.5", 22.5...
I left out the details of my “adventure” with wheel bearings to see if anyone had experienced this failure in a Class A motorhome without feeling compelled to respond to my tale. I will now complete my story. LET THIS STORY BE A WARNING TO THE UNIN...
