Per OP:
> 2019 Grand Design. Bearings let go. Most likely due to not enough grease.
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> My go to place for axles local told me 10-16 weeks. Called the dealer, GD was out of stock and wouldn’t give us a lead time.
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> The customer left the trailer with me in Ohio, went home to MI. Found a trailer shop up there that made him an axle. $880 for a complete axle. The customer dropped it off Sunday night, I threw it in Monday morning and repacked the bearings on the other axel.
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> This was an outer bearing from the “good” axle
This is why I have trust issues.
Axles are not built by the trailer assembler. Usually neither is the chassis. If I were to buy a new trailer I would tow it home immediately and repack the bearings and adjust the brakes.
Whoa! Okay, so for a newbie like me who just picked up a Geo Pro: how can I tell if it needs grease? How often should a properly set up axle go between repacking?
This is one of those things I never thought about, but my trailer manual videos show how to repack the grease, so I guess I have to add it to the list of things to remember.
Especially on a brand new unit. They come from the factory with as little as possible.
My bro has a ’19 Jayco. Came from factory with next to no grease.
Scheduling mine for the first of next week, before our trip.
