Bearing grease blown out into brake assembly |
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Goose
Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Topic: Bearing grease blown out into brake assembly Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 4:47pm |
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Yikes, $7 a seal. I just bought seals to repack the bearings for $1.45 a seal from the local Dexter Axle dealer this morning.
I don't know how to do links but you can go to Croft Trailer Supply, search for GS84 Seals which is the number for the Dexter axle seals. Now that I have said that after looking at shipping costs you are right back up to the $7 figure. Goose |
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 4:23pm | |
As a final comment on my bearing lube, I had purchased FOUR seals from my local "trailer shop" - two for next time. They charged me about $7 per seal. Last week I searched on eTrailer.com and found them LOTS cheaper and ordered them (2 fur special). I compared them yesterday and found them identical -double lip rubber seal- except the eTrailer rubber seals looked wider and better made. I'll be using them next time.
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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Outbound
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 11:02pm | |
A very small amount of grease will squeeze through the roller bearings; most of the grease will come over the top and under the bottom of the bearing. Make sure that your bearing packer is screwed down good and tight.
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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bhamster
Senior Member Joined: 19 May 2011 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 165 |
Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 9:46pm | |
I gave mine a spin and then a couple more pumps. Then slathered around the outside. The part it helps with is filling the voids inside.
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 9:05pm | |
When I used the packer I was expecting the grease to ooze out from around the actual bearings but the grease typically came out the top or the bottom of the bearing. I saw this too on the video I watched. I guess this is normal?
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 5:51pm | |
like bhamster said, wide side down.
That's a bit further than I tend to back them off. But, you can always adjust them a click or two while the wheels are on the ground now that you know how its done.
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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bhamster
Senior Member Joined: 19 May 2011 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 165 |
Posted: 05 Jun 2013 at 9:53am | |
I bought the same one when I repacked mine. The bearing can probably go on either way, but I used it with the wide part at the bottom and it worked well. You'll still end up with a glob in the middle which I just picked up with my (gloved) finger and packed into the races.
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 04 Jun 2013 at 8:51pm | |
I did the brakes this AM. I had to disassemble the brake with the grease blowout - grease all over the place. It took 2 cans of brake cleaner in total - great stuff. I used a large plastic bin underneath to catch droppings. I also used a purchased seal remover ... really good idea as bearing hub was lower than wheel hub and would not accommodate large screw driver.
I also bought a grease packer http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002NYDYY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 but I'm not sure I used it correctly - which side of bearing goes down? ... Hand packed it anyway. Any suggestions for future correct use of packer? I saw that I have manually adjusted brakes ... So I adjusted them while wheel was raised. I tightened adjusting star wheel until wheel held firmly, then backed off 6 clicks - saw that in an online video - sounded good? I tested them by spinning wheel and then applying brakes via manual brake controller lever. These brakes should work way better than they were. I will road test tomorrow.
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 27 May 2013 at 9:27pm | |
Thanks guys for you comments ... I'll be doing the brakes and repacking bearings with new seals in a week or so. Bill
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 26 May 2013 at 10:21pm | |
The brakes are pretty simple and parts are cheap. Just use some aerosol brake cleaner and wipe down with paper towels; it'll clean up fairly easily. Personally, I'd go with new shoes (although there should be nothing wrong with just cleaning up the old ones) - and I'd probably do both sides.
I never did like that zerk fitting, where the grease comes out under the inner bearing or the fact that the process pressurizes a void with grease, and I've never been sure where grease pushed though the inner bearing is supposed to go... but I know that others swear by regularly squeezing grease into the zerk fitting. A yearly inspection is recommended by Forest River and the axle manufacturers. Personally, I repack the bearings and replace the seals annually, but that may be overkill.
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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