cpaharley2008
Senior Member
Took BlackJack into authorized Dometic repair center about 3 miles from my house today. They have me scheduled for Wednesday but may start tomorrow. I asked that they contact me once the old one is removed, since I'm so close I'd like to come down and inspect the new one before install as well as the cavity.
I then asked about having the bearings repacked and brake adjustment, cost is $100 per axle. He mentioned that since the trailer was only 18 months old that the bearings should be fine as most trailers are done around 20,000 miles or 5 years. I mentioned that I already have at least 17,000 miles. He said "in that case the bearings should be repacked, it is the miles that wear out the grease, not the age".
I thought that was an interesting attitude on bearing maintenance.
I then asked about having the bearings repacked and brake adjustment, cost is $100 per axle. He mentioned that since the trailer was only 18 months old that the bearings should be fine as most trailers are done around 20,000 miles or 5 years. I mentioned that I already have at least 17,000 miles. He said "in that case the bearings should be repacked, it is the miles that wear out the grease, not the age".
I thought that was an interesting attitude on bearing maintenance.