I love the ( DESIGNED in USA ) sticker on stuff !
Yes. Some are manufactured now in Isreal if I remember right. Still will go out of my way to use them whenever possible.Can you still get Timken bearings?
Bearing packer and HUMAN inspection is best u nailed it Bearing buddy's are for the not so active humans anyway u look at it a welded up bearing is a bad day no matter where it happens , I repacked my bearings on new car trailer once it was home & guess what 2 grease caps were missing the center caps covered this up.Seals do fail. Keep pumping and you know the rest. Lazy man's maintenance. Disassemble, inspect, reassemble. JMO
The last Timkin (Camry front wheel bearings) I bought said they were manufactured in Japan.Yes. Some are manufactured now in Isreal if I remember right. Still will go out of my way to use them whenever possible.
The last Timkin (Camry front wheel bearings) I bought said they were manufactured in Japan.
Sure Do. LolI realized the other day that I haven't greased the axles on my race trailer in 2 years, so I went and bought 5 tubes and got it done today.
I put maybe 5000 miles a year on this trailer. 3 of the 4 were a little loose (you could move the nut by hand) so I tightened them until the brake drum wouldn't spin then backed off 1 flat.
Old grease was light black but didn't look or smell burnt. Took a full tube for each wheel.
I was wondering what guidelines you use for tightening the lock nut on the spindle. Is it different than a car?
Thanks!
the new trailer I just bought is out of its one year service warranty. So as soon as I get time. I am going to pull the wheels and grease them etc. But mine has the axle Buddy's.
I've seenThe last Timkin (Camry front wheel bearings) I bought said they were manufactured in Japan.
Still better than ChinaI've seen
Japan
& Mexico lately
Yes - two things from China u DONT wantStill better than China
Nothing wrong with Japan. Great work ethic there. My daily driver and guitar pedals are all Japan imports......And all the Honda (and there are many) products I own.Still better than China
Japan is top shelf for sure.Nothing wrong with Japan. Great work ethic there. My daily driver and guitar pedals are all Japan imports......And all the Honda (and there are many) products I own.
Did you pull the hubs off to clean and repack the bearings and relace the axle seals, or do you have dust caps with grease fittings? I do not like the grease fittings. If you pumped a full grease tube in each hub, they are totally full. There is a grease well in the center of each hub that holds grease. As the hub warms up driving down the road the grease melts a little and some can flow into the bearing as it requires it.I realized the other day that I haven't greased the axles on my race trailer in 2 years, so I went and bought 5 tubes and got it done today.
I put maybe 5000 miles a year on this trailer. 3 of the 4 were a little loose (you could move the nut by hand) so I tightened them until the brake drum wouldn't spin then backed off 1 flat.
Old grease was light black but didn't look or smell burnt. Took a full tube for each wheel.
I was wondering what guidelines you use for tightening the lock nut on the spindle. Is it different than a car?
Thanks!
2 to 4 pumps should be enough. The grease in the cap that you just pumped in will melt and flow through the outer bearings and top up the grease well in the hub. Grease will flow into the inner bearings.I've got EZ lube hubs on my enclosed car hauler trailer and just greased them for the 1st time at about 6800 miles. It took quite a bit of grease this 1st time as you're filling up the hub cavity when you do it. And these are 6000# axles so they have the bigger bearings and hubs. Roughly 1 tube of grease for 2 wheels.
As for bearings, I've always just made them hand tight and called it good. I've done this on my flat car hauler trailer that I've owned since 1986. As others have said above, too tight = death!
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I'd be worried about failure. Normal styles can tolerate a little misuse as long as you check them at the beginning of the season. If you lose a seal in an oil bath.....You've got nothing. I suspect that we wouldn't get the same quality set up that you'd see on a semi. I'd carry a spare hub and hope that a bad bearing wouldn't take out the spindle.......I do like the idea though.I have a HQ15 Black Series travel trailer and I am in the process of converting the hubs to an oil bath bearing set up. Due the amount of miles traveled and weight #5200. From what I been advised its good solution to the joys bearing packing.
https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Bearings-Races-Seals-Caps/Kodiak/XLPROLUBE1980KIT.html
Me.....I realized the other day that I haven't greased the axles on my race trailer in 2 years, so I went and bought 5 tubes and got it done today.
I put maybe 5000 miles a year on this trailer. 3 of the 4 were a little loose (you could move the nut by hand) so I tightened them until the brake drum wouldn't spin then backed off 1 flat.
Old grease was light black but didn't look or smell burnt. Took a full tube for each wheel.
I was wondering what guidelines you use for tightening the lock nut on the spindle. Is it different than a car?
Thanks!