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Open Roads Forum  >  Tech Issues  > Rockwood wheel bearing failures Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next tonikunkeljimmykunke • View posts texas New Member Joined: 02/08/2012 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/08/12 04:55pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We have a 2008 Rockwood fifth wheel and are have trouble with our wheel bearings failing at about every 2000 miles for the last 3 years. Is there anyone else having this trouble? chuggs • View posts Florida Senior Member Joined: 06/16/2010 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/08/12 05:05pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Good grief... We've got 10,000 miles on our 5th wheel, and I've not even touched the wheel bearings. Our unit uses T44, AL-KO axles. I've got a complete set of grease seals, and Timken Bearings that I ordered from Eastern Marine. I'm about to pull the hubs, inspect, clean, repack, reinstall...and figured I needed to have replacement parts on hand --- Just in case. I hope we can just carry these spares around for number of years, and just repack, and replace grease seals every 10,000 miles or so. I would wonder what on earth would cause bearings to fail that soon. That's got to set some kind of record for being the shortest duty life of anything I've every heard of. It's not like trailer wheels spin at 60,000 rpm or anything. You might get the specs on your axle stubs...check them carefully with a caliper for abnormalities...and then replace the bearings and races with Timkens... I downloaded Dexter's grease specification list from their website...and use the Kendall product that's on their list. I don't know if it makes a big difference...but I figured it couldn't hurt to use something that a trailer axle manufacturer actually recommends. Hope you figure that out. It sounds like you'd have to stop half way and replace your bearings if you ever wanted to take a cross the USA tour with that outfit. ScottG • View posts Bothell Wa. Senior Member Joined: 02/25/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/08/12 05:36pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Somebody is not adjusting them right. Scott, Grace and Wesly 2003 Dodge 3500 4x4, 6 speed Cummins (lightly bombed), 2004 Forest River 25RKS many, many mods. H0NDA eu2000i GrandpaDick • View posts Green Bay, Wisconsin Senior Member Joined: 09/08/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 02/08/12 05:37pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Which wheel(s) are the problem? Who replaces the bearings? Do they also replace the race? Do they use BEARING grease when repacking the bearing? Are they experienced in replacing bearings? This info might help in resolving your problem. 2010 Coachman Catalina 29RKS Travel Trailer 2001 Silverado 2500HD 4X4 6.0L EXT/SB 4.10 4L80E W/Tow Package & Posi Allworth • View posts Orlando, FL Senior Member Joined: 10/10/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/08/12 06:27pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Properly installed and maintained wheel bearings should be good for at least 100,000 miles. RV trailers are not heavy duty service. I would take the trailer to a shop that services Over-the-Road truck and trailer suspensions and have them inspect the spindles and bearings. Something is badly wrong. Formerly posting as "littleblackdog" Martha, Allen, & Blackjack 2006 Chevy 3500 D/A LB SRW 2008 Titanium 30E35SA; EZ-Lube axles; wet bolts; spring hanger gussetts; BFG Commercial TAs "Real Trucks Do Not Have Sparkplugs" jims1 • View posts NC Senior Member Joined: 09/19/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/08/12 06:56pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Or chinese bearings, and incompetent workers. On the other hand if you installed these yourself, your not doing it right. '06 Ram with a Cummins Tuned w/ EFI-Live by Rich at DogHouse Diesel '96 532 CarriLite Me, Alie, and Salie Charlie D. • View posts Golden Triangle-E. Texas Senior Member Joined: 09/12/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 02/08/12 07:29pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It would be a rare trailer coming from the factory without Chinese bearings and seals.. Timken moved their tapered bearing factory to China several years ago. Having used them in industrial settings for years, I am not aware of any of the Chinese Timkens having problems. I believe that the Timken family still has a heavy influence in running the company. Perhaps that is why the quality appears to still be good. Enjoying Your Freedom? Thank A Veteran Native Texan 45Ricochet • View posts North Idaho Senior Member Joined: 09/04/2009 View Profile Posted: 02/08/12 07:54pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator You need to switch shops. Mine have ~40k now with annual service. Your not using the "easy lube" zerk's are you? 06 Dodge 3500 CC LB Laramie 4x4 Dually 5.9 Cummins 325/610 48RE Jacobs brake Smarty Jr GVWR 12,200 Payload 4580 06 Grand Junction 34' High profile 15500 GVWR 3200 pin Mor/ryde 5500 Onan genny Dual A/C 27' Hallett 502, 500HP rjsurfer • View posts North Carolina Senior Member Joined: 10/19/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/09/12 05:28am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Some installers tend to adjust the bearings way too tight, if you're going to make an error make it on the loose side. Ron W. 03 Dodge 2500 SRW,SB,EC 2008 Keystone Cougar 245RKS 5th Wheel DRZ-400SM DL-650 spadoctor • View posts Clinton Corners, NY Senior Member Joined: 03/07/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/09/12 06:06am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Bearins shoud last thousands of miles....think how many cars are on the road and NEVER have their wheel bearings repacked. Clean...repack and PROPERLY install a new trailer and you're good to go for years Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Tech Issues  > Rockwood wheel bearing failures

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