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Road Warrior 
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 Topic: wheel bearing greasePosted: 24 Sep 2014 at 12:05am |
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We bought a r-pod in May and put 4000 miles on it. I have not touched or greased my wheel bearings yet. I did jack them up and didn't feel any rough movement of wheel. I also felt the hub after driving a few miles without burning my hand. My question is should I squirt a couple shots into the hub? Without knowing what kind of grease they used when packing them can I just use what I have? What would happen if it is mixed? Thanks for any suggestions
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kymooses
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Posted: 24 Sep 2014 at 9:47am |
official answer is not to mix grease, unofficially people do that though sometimes. forest river's maintenance schedule has you checking and repacking your wheels yearly but i know owners who've done nothing to theirs in 4 and 5 years with no issue. some of us have repacked ours just to be familiar with the process, and still others just jack up their pod a bit, and pump in some new grease while rotating the wheels. knowing to check the hubs with your hand every now and then while traveling is a good practice to keep. it will let you know when a problem might be on the horizon for your Pod.
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Sleepless
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Posted: 24 Sep 2014 at 3:34pm |
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Don't use just any grease you have on hand. Use only wheel bearing grease which is fibrous and more heat-resistant than most other greases. Personally, I use marine wheel bearing grease, the same that I use on my saltwater boat trailer.
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