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My dealer has quoted $110 per wheel to service the bearings and inspect the brakes on my 179. This is a job I do not want to do myself. Is this reasonable?
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Originally posted by ronahue

My dealer has quoted $110 per wheel to service the bearings and inspect the brakes on my 179. This is a job I do not want to do myself. Is this reasonable?

That's probably in the ball park.  The amount is likely coming out of a rate book.  If you have any tire dealers that do service work they would probably do it for less.
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Originally posted by GlibGuy

Originally posted by ronahue

My dealer has quoted $110 per wheel to service the bearings and inspect the brakes on my 179. This is a job I do not want to do myself. Is this reasonable?

That's probably in the ball park.  The amount is likely coming out of a rate book.  If you have any tire dealers that do service work they would probably do it for less.

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What is the recommended interval between these services?  I would imagine that it's at least 10k miles and probably more.
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Thank you, it sounded reasonable. I don't know the recommended interval but the trailer is 13 months old and around 10,000 miles since we are leaving on another 8,000-10000 mile trip in a couple of weeks I just want it done  
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Originally posted by ronahue

Thank you, it sounded reasonable. I don't know the recommended interval but the trailer is 13 months old and around 10,000 miles since we are leaving on another 8,000-10000 mile trip in a couple of weeks I just want it done  

Yeah, that sounds like good preventative maintenance, though shopping around might not be a bad idea.  The dealer is usually the priciest option.
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The recommended interval for service is every 12 months. 
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My local mechanic recently charged me $150 for 2 axles (4 wheels), including new seals.

If you just do weekend trips every summer you can go a few years between service.  Definitely do it before a big trip.
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I had the wheel bearings done today I thought it was $110 per wheel plus parts but was actually per axle total $146. It is a good thing I had them done as grease was just beginning to bypass the seal on the left wheel. 
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I did the wheel bearing service myself. Replaced inner seals and bearings Also took the lip off the d rings. This lip was causing issues getting the preload correct on the wheel bearings. Took about 2 hours to do the job. Next time hopefully 1.5 hours.
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