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Pull it right off, clean everything inc bearings, repack with Castrol APX or similar not high temp bearing grease.
Replace seals when refitting and check bearing freeplay after a short run.
Much easier to do it properly at home with planty of time than to be trying to repair collapsed bearings or broken stub axle on the side of the road.

i had to actually get my girlfriend to show me how to do it so your not on your own......it was a while ago, from memory, we removed the wheel, to access a pin and nut, thus allowing a proper bearing wear and tear, water, rust inspection...

The best way is to remove wheel then remove seal and bearing . clean all old grease out of hub and wash with solvent, wash both bearings and other parts tooand blow of with air. Hand pack the bearings with new grease and also add grease to hub about 200-250ml should be enough. Fit a new seal and refit hub to axle, tighten the nut to about 1/4 to1/2 half turn past the contact then loosen and adjust to one split pin groove past contact. There must be a little bit of prelode on the bearing, but I have found that some people tend to over tighten and this will shorten the bearing life. Last fit a new split pin and the cap. Barnray

Hello roofscoot
All the info above is great and accurate stuff.
Only suggestion I'll make is if your cleaning out the old grease DO NOT use kerosene as the solvent.
Kerosene is an abrasive and the residue will work just like a hand full of sand in the new grease.

Geoff.

G'day Old Fella,

Mate, all the info is spot on but they forgot to mention how to 'hand pack' bearings.
When you've got them all nice and clean put a good lump of grease in the palm of your hand, then grab hold of the bearing with the other hand by putting the pointer and middle finger through the centre, ( keep it clean you dirty old farts ) slap the large side of the bearing down into the palm of your hand into the edge of the grease untill the grease comes up between the rollers in the bearing, do this all the way round the bearing and replace.
All nice clean fun.

Avagoodn
Pezza

' But There's More'!!, Check that the wheel bearings are ok to reuse again. Rollers blue, pitted hard surfacing, etc.

Have fun
Axle.

Hi,

Dumb question but why not use high temp bearing grease ?

I have electric breaks.

Thanks
Redeye

If kerosene shouldn't be used as the solvent, what is the proper stuff to use?
Barnesy

roofscooter2

Try this site

campertrailers.org

Richard