Tow my 5th wheel with the new 2022 Ram 3500

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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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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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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.
 

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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.
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.
 
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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.

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.
 
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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.

Yes, and I agree this is why I really wanted them to do it so going on our trip which was about 7000 miles and I have about another 7 to 8 thousands miles on it since I bought it in 2019 but nothing happen, Thank God, I don't like to be on the side of the road.
 

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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.
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.
 
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We are looking for a smaller suv the hitch only have a 5000lbs hitch rating.
 

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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.

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.
 
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I did do that at least but I didn't jack it up, hmmm, maybe I need to do it again, well I let them do it I'm trading it in at the end of the month.
 

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I do it myself - jack up under the leaf spring - pump in grease until fresh grease comes out.
nothing wrong with this at all, why else would the grease port/zerk to the back bearing be there?
It's a good idea to pop the drum and inspect the brakes and to make sure the axle shaft seal isn't leaking every so often also.
 

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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.
 

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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.

 

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It takes me about 150-160 pumps of the grease gun to cycle the grease through the ez-lube hub on the 3500lb axle. 1 tube will do all 4. If you’re too concerned about getting all the grease exchanged, take the trailer for a short drive then re-grease the axles again.

Remember, your choice of grease could be just as important as you choice of motor oil…
 

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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.
 

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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.

You should tell the mfg that. You definately know more about the subject than the mfg does.
 

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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.
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.
 

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That is not true at all.

You do not know how dexter grease-able axles work.

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.
 
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