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Thread: Repacking Wheel Bearings
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08-20-2019, 04:22 PM #11
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Have to match up the kit to match your spring hangers(standard/correct track) equalizer type (equaflex, MORryde), e.g.:
Standard Spring Hanger:
Tandem Axle Shackle Kit 2-1/4" UO12-016 https://www.dyersonline.com/mor-ryde...-sre-4000.html
Tandem Axle Shackle Kit 3-1/8" UO12-021 https://www.dyersonline.com/morryde-...ackle-kit.html- Gene
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08-20-2019, 04:38 PM #12
Thanks Gene. Just got a new Reflection and it has the bolts with grease fittings but don't know if they used brass bushings. Did you remove all wheels and do the work, or one wheel at a time?
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08-20-2019, 05:00 PM #13
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Great advise in all threads especially Buckskin description. When I did mine I had 3 out of 4 leaking grease seals an the brake cleaner really does a good job of cleaning things up. The bearing packer makes it so easy. I always do one at a time. I have a ramp made up of 4 - 2 x 12" and pull up on it with on the wheel not being worked on. It makes changing a flat on the road duck soup.
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08-20-2019, 06:17 PM #14
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I'd think shackle bolts with zerks would have the brass/bronze bushings.
My original shackle bolts didn't have zerks and used the nylon bushings.
For me I did one side at a time while changing the shackles as well as the equalizer.
I use stubby bottle jacks under the axles to keep the spring/shackes from flipping as well as take spring tension off the shackles while changing them.
I'd put some picts in Post 5 https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/show...l=1#post241929- Gene
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08-24-2019, 02:39 PM #15
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08-24-2019, 05:47 PM #16
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A couple of tips; on disassembly remove the nut, washer, bearing. Then replace the nut only. Now when you jerk the drum off the inner bearing and seal will be hanging on the spindle waiting for you. 2, the thing I didn't see mentioned is cleaning the bearings is a tedious process but necessary to inspect them, and thats why were here instead of using the bearing buddy. FYI, the most common or rather earliest fail location is typically on the inner race, down in between the rollers where its also the most difficult area to inspect. Reason is the contact patch is smaller, and surface speeds higher. Last, adjustment goal is to achieve zero lash, zero preload. A little lash or preload is ok within the range of the nearest lock location. Hand tight is usually perfect as long as the thread dont bind etc.
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08-24-2019, 07:44 PM #17
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I convince myself I’m being cautious when maybe I am just being lazy, but I always replace all bearings with new ones. I’ll check the races and replace if any wear signs.
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08-24-2019, 08:40 PM #18
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Hi All. My two cents... In 2016 there was a lot of buzz about grease leaking into the brakes on the larger units. Our 2016 Solitude was built at the tail end of that saga. Up until recently I felt like we lucked out on that one. In July, while pulling the Solitude on vacation it felt like there was not nearly as much stopping power as I remembered. So, with a two-week vacation starting Labor Day weekend, I decided I would not rest easy unless I checked. This past Friday I took off a wheel. There was some soot but no grease on the drum. However, there was evidence that the seal had been leaking. The second one had more evidence. The last one had grease and oil flowing down the wall of the drum when I laid it flat. It was a gooey mess! A Trip to General RV got me four new seals for $19. Lots of degreaser and MEK cleaned everything up. The bearings looked and are, in fact, almost new so I added more grease. Two of the wheels (both on the left side) had much less grease then the other two. Now that this job is finished I feel much more at ease knowing that we will have much better braking next week.
If you feel that your braking seems a tad anemic, it is worth the trouble to know for sure whether or not your brakes had been compromised by leaking grease. Our Solitude weighs more than twice what the truck weighs. Without trailer brakes standing on the brake pedal with both feet will not avout a crash. Again, my two cents.
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08-24-2019, 11:49 PM #19
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I'm kinda disappointed in you guys for over-looking one of - if not the - most important things for this job.
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