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repack wheels, you referring to wheel bearings by any chance? A lot of PPL to include me forget to take care of this on trailers, I am guilty also.Since the wife and I have a cross country trip coming up at the end of this month I finally hook her up so I could take it to the dealer, I had them to finally put my decal back on from when they had to repaint my front cap and also having them to repack the wheels.
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Oh my... don't be one of those folks that are on the side of the road with a burned up wheel bearing! I re-pack mine at least every other year. Too many other things to have to worry about, like blowing a tire, to have to worry about the bearings too.repack wheels, you referring to wheel bearings by any chance? A lot of PPL to include me forget to take care of this on trailers, I am guilty also.
I have the factory Amp steps.Do you have the Amp XL steps or regular?
repack wheels, you referring to wheel bearings by any chance? A lot of PPL to include me forget to take care of this on trailers, I am guilty also.
Oh my... don't be one of those folks that are on the side of the road with a burned up wheel bearing! I re-pack mine at least every other year. Too many other things to have to worry about, like blowing a tire, to have to worry about the bearings too.
U gonna tow your 3500 behind the Motorbus? lol..... Good Luck with that. When I PCS'd from GE to Conus in 94, my then FIL bought us an older Class C Chevy Motorhome. We packed in all our high value items we shipped from Europe (did not want to pack in "the" specific shipping container, stuff getting ripped off too much then), and drove from PA to TX.Yes, this is what I was talking about, the dealership that I bought it from and I took it back so they could repack the wheel they didn't do nothing, they had it for almost two weeks and when I got there the service guy said that they didn't do it, and I was so hot because we were leaving to go cross country in two days. We are back now sorry I haven't been on here too many time since then. We are trading it in for a Class A motorhome in a few weeks anyway so all is good.
repack wheels, you referring to wheel bearings by any chance? A lot of PPL to include me forget to take care of this on trailers, I am guilty also.
nothing wrong with this at all, why else would the grease port/zerk to the back bearing be there?I do it myself - jack up under the leaf spring - pump in grease until fresh grease comes out.
That’s not repacking bearings, that is only greasing them. Proper repacking bearings requires removal, cleaning all the old grease out of the bearings and races, then packing completely new grease into them. Each person’s cup of tee as to whichever one you choose, but don’t be misled thinking that pumping grease into your bearing budy is repacking your bearings.I do it myself - jack up under the leaf spring - pump in grease until fresh grease comes out.
NEXT; posts about how this is not a good ides ... just wait.
That’s not repacking bearings, that is only greasing them. Proper repacking bearings requires removal, cleaning all the old grease out of the bearings and races, then packing completely new grease into them. Each person’s cup of tee as to whichever one you choose, but don’t be misled thinking that pumping grease into your bearing budy is repacking your bearings.
That is not true at all.
You do not know how dexter grease-able axles work.
Your choice, but it is only a feel good process. Proper bearing maintenance is removal, cleaning, checking for wear, packing grease in, then properly adjusting the torque on the bearings. Pushing new grease threw does nothing other than making the person run the grease gun feel good. Packing grease into a damaged or loose bearing does little to extend it’s life and will likely cause expensive damage when they fail. But it’s everyone’s own choice on which method they want to use and what expenses they want to pay for down the road. Properly maintained bearings last a long time, improper ones are expensive.That is not true at all.
You do not know how dexter grease-able axles work.
Your choice, but it is only a feel good process. Proper bearing maintenance is removal, cleaning, checking for wear, packing grease in, then properly adjusting the torque on the bearings. Pushing new grease threw does nothing other than making the person run the grease gun feel good. Packing grease into a damaged or loose bearing does little to extend it’s life and will likely cause expensive damage when they fail. But it’s everyone’s own choice on which method they want to use and what expenses they want to pay for down the road. Properly maintained bearings last a long time, improper ones are expensive.
WELL, I have a dual axle trailer with the electric box breakaway. Gonna have to find the book on the trailer and see if ne thing needs to be done special ref repacking bearings. I do not know ne thing about the electric brake system and not want to ***** it playing with hubs and such. BEEN a bazillion years since I pulled hub on ne thing and repacked.Oh my... don't be one of those folks that are on the side of the road with a burned up wheel bearing! I re-pack mine at least every other year. Too many other things to have to worry about, like blowing a tire, to have to worry about the bearings too.
I HAVE neva seen that type of axle lubrication system, neat for sure. Somehow, I sincerely doubt my 2006 WW trailer from Oklahoma (dual axle/electric brake system) has these axles. Gonna have to do the old fashioned way: Pull tires, hub, pull bearings, clear with Whateva cleaner available (used to use gas way back when), repack and re-install.That is not true at all.
You do not know how dexter grease-able axles work.