BigTom 76 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 As far a temperature, all hubs should be close together. If one is a lot hotter, there is a problem. Same with tire temperature, all tires should be the same. When I pulled a trailer a lot, I invested in a spare hub and bearings, actually used an axle spindle mounted on frame and used it for a spare tire rack. Gave me a spare hub and bearings with a set of lug nuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momoffive aka Loretta 34 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 UGH! So glad you will be on your way soon!! The same thing happened to us the only time we tried to take our old pop up.We burned out on 95 just before GA.We left it at the garageand instead purchased an extra tent for the trip.The van was super packed but we made it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Sorry to hear about your troubles. Hopefully you'll be up and running early today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Live4FW 30 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 The Redcoats are coming, the Redcoats are coming.Hey Lou, let me fix that for you. go dawgs, woof woof GaDawgFan.....Kelly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmaul 65 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Sorry to hear about the breakdown. Glad all are OK and you caught the problem before it possibly escalated. Hope you will soon be on your way. Maybe a little extra magic will find you to offset the delay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Live4FW 30 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 What temp due you consider hot? I have similar question. I did a test run on a trailer that had been parked for nearly two years. All went well. Check hubs after forty miles of highway driving. One hub was slightly warmer than the others. All were not "hot to the touch". I could easily hold my hand on them. Other than a potential problem, is this enough? I have not greased them so I think it could just be a bit dry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mtnmanky...aka Leon 72 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 If you have time check the other 3. They may not be far behind. X2!!! By all means check the other bearings!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsey......Todd 134 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Not sure if it will help at this point, but there is a camping world at Exit 5 on I75 that will likely have the part(s) you need in stock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Well did you make it to the Fort? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daverene 14 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Well did you make it to the Fort? Ditto did ya make it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kahuna aka John 71 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 We want the Reds in the Fort !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Inquiring minds want to know! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I haven't heard anything from him. I am hoping the old adage of no news is good news applies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I found them! It turns out they enjoyed Cecil Bay RV Park so much, they decided just to stay and spend their vacation there. If you want to interact with CKCK and the Reds from now on, go on over to CecilFiends.net and sign up. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Ha ha ha! I'm hoping they're too busy enjoying their vacation to update. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Glad to hear things are working out you might want to invest in a temp gun to keep track of bearing temps. I keep one in the MH and shoot all the wheel hubs everytime we stop for fuel to make sure none of them are running hot. Newbie question... are we talking about the wheel bearings? I watched this youtube video.. is that the same thing?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6ndN_9NQL4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Live4FW 30 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yes, that is what we are talking about. And obviously their silence since they have moved over to CecilFiends.net. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tigger 33 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Using the grease hub is ok for mid year maintenance but I would recomend removing the bearings to clean and inspect them also to replace the seals. Depending on how much you use the RV repack every year or every other year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Using the grease hub is ok for mid year maintenance but I would recomend removing the bearings to clean and inspect them also to replace the seals. Depending on how much you use the RV repack every year or every other year. Thanks. I'm actually planning to have this done (by a local dealership) in the next month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Isn't it about time for a good hijack on this thread? Katman1356...Jason 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Isn't it about time for a good hijack on this thread? You know where you can't hijack posts? CecilFiends.net. They simply don't allow any tomfoolery or shenanigans. The place SMB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hopefully we will hear something tomorrow. He was heading home today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hopefully we will hear something tomorrow. He was heading home today. You obviously have his contact info, so tell him he's required to check in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 You obviously have his contact info, so tell him he's required to check in. If I dont hear anything in the next day or so I will check up on him. I didnt want to bother him on vacation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CKCK 45 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Thanks to all for your concerns! Once we got to the Fort I basically zoned out (aka drank a lot of beer) for the remainder of the time and didn't even get on the world wide web. I'll save details for the TR (hopefully we'll get that going this week, even though I do still have our Thanksgiving report to put up), but I will share this now: bearings suck. Actually they're really good, but I'm kind of mad at them at the moment. I will say that I now own an IR thermometer (coolest toy I've bought in awhile...I checked so many temperatures), our trip home from the Fort took a record LONG time (because I was paranoid and stopped every hour to check the temps), and I will be pulling off all four hubs (including the new one) and checking/repacking everything before our next trip. I always knew ABOUT bearings and knew to grease them (and did using a grease gun), but I now know that using a grease gun (like the video up top) is NOT the way to do it properly, and that bearings need to be inspected and REPACKED by pulling them off, not just squirting new grease in with a grease gun. So, an expensive and scary lesson learned. The end. I found them! It turns out they enjoyed Cecil Bay RV Park so much, they decided just to stay and spend their vacation there. If you want to interact with CKCK and the Reds from now on, go on over to CecilFiends.net and sign up. I was hoping you wouldn't find me. I wanted it to grow like FF.net and then come back and surprise everyone here. Oh well, my plan is ruined now, so I guess I'll just stay here. BradyBzLyn...Mo and Momof6....aka Marty 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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