We don’t claim to be RV maintenance experts and are simply sharing our learning process Vlog style, so please do your own proper due diligence when working on your RV 😉 and have safe and happy travels!
The tip is about an inch long, of the grease gun is adjustable, hold the flex line with one hand and turn the tip to the left, insert the tip on to the zerk fitting, tighten the tip to the right a couple of turns, then tug to make sure it stays on, pump away, when removing, turn the tip left enough and it pop off the zerk fitting, on to the next wheel.
@@TilFurtherNoticedid it work, can you link in video? Would be helpful for quicker reference than scanning comments. Greatful for the grease gun tip, that was about to be my next TH-cam video.
That was quite an impressive project. Great tips! Ha! The look at 12:10 says it all followed with a Gracie kiss! Tell Scott he's not alone, I always ask why...it's especially helpful at the most inconvenient times. Now, I need to google nomenclature. Another great video, my friends! Take care - hugs! -Jody
Hi Jody! It was a project all right! I edited out a lot more of the “looks” 😂. Why why yes, always at the most inconvenient times of course 😉. Oh, I’m so glad I’m not the only one who didn’t know what nomenclature was! Hugs and love sweet friends 💙🤗
Yesterday I attempted to load the grease gun and "use the Zerk" fitting to do my first bearing grease change. Today? I came to find your video on this channel and it was kind of nice seeing the same wrong things happen to you! I'm not alone! Thanks :-)
Hi Peyton! You are definitely not alone! "Zerk" fitting support group in the making right here 😂 Good luck and thanks for watching and letting us know we are not alone too!
Very impressive I must say. Y'all seem willing to tackle anything and everything after due research. I applaud you Scott. Especially for cleaning all the spiders out, just so Tammy can say she battled spiders all day 😂 Very informative video, done with your great sense of humor as usual. Stay safe . Bill and Annee
Absolutely loved your video info, especially the things others tend to not include as they make it seem so easy...yeah right!! Will keep watching your videos. Love the humor and honesty. 🙂 God Bless and Safe Travels!!
We’re not qualified 🤣 Scott was having too much fun 😆 You guys look like professionals wow this is super impressive 😉 Nice job guys! Shower time 😆 loved the outtakes!! So proud of you both!!! 👍🙌❤️🤗
Hi friends! Scott was loving his new toys, but that was not an easy job! Think we will get professional help next time 😂. Hope you are both doing great! Thanks for watching 🤗🤗🤗
Tammy and Scott, I am impressed I am not sure that I could have done all of that work in two days. Also, I am not sure if the outtakes would have been shareable😉. Thank you for sharing. Peace and Safe Travels.
Hi Craig! I’m not sure how we managed but we did! Lol the power of editing (aka you didn’t get all of the grumpy and sometimes profane words) Thanks for watching!! Hello to Shelley 🤗
Hahahaha! You two are too cute!! I'm here per JC Journey after watching the four of you yaking. "Nomenclature" had me rolling! Haven't heard that since I was a kid! Fun stuff and WAY TO GO!!
Hello! Nice to have you here! It was so fun kayaking with Jody abs Chris! Love them. I guess I never was taught nomenclature 😂. Appreciate you following along!
Ohhhh 🤣 I don't have an RV of course but loved this still ... you guys are just too funny ! You did an amazing job ! Noman Clayture is new to me ... lol you guys rock !
I really enjoy watching your videos. We're 2 1/2 yrs full time. We have a trip planned for April and great video on packing bearings and checking suspension. Thank You!
We love your videos! Comedy is very difficult to achieve and you guys create it in every video! Plus! Great information! Please keep the videos coming!
Lol, love this video. Puts my nerves somewhat at ease even though I've been looking at information on how to properly do it step by step to the point where I caught y'alls mistakes as I watched lol. Happy I'm not the only one with doubt that we're not qualified 😂
Glad we could brighten your day as we fumble through ours Joe 😂😂😂. A lot of folks commented that we did it wrong?! So definitely don’t follow our video 😂. Safe travels and thank you for tagging along!
I found your channel in trying to get some information beforehand on how to grease our Jayco Jayflight bearings. I'm afraid that it won't have the EZ Lube that yours does, but I'll figure it out. You guys are great, thanks for doing these videos.
I have EZ-Lube axles on my trailer, but if you look around on RV forums you will find they are somewhat controversial, not always working as advertised. Really, one does need to go all the way and pul not only the wheel but the wheel drum as well....maybe not every time, but YMMV. That allows an inspection of the brake linings, removal of brake dust (wear a mask for that), and a check of the electromagnet that makes them work. You will also get a chance to inspect the bearings and cups (inner and outer), espcially if you pull the grease seal on the back side of the axle bore. When you find worn parts, gettng replacements is easy, and the work to complete the job(s) is not overly difficult if you pay attention. The Dexter Manual for your axle has all the details, and it is online for download.
Great video! I never thought about checking the torque on the U bolts holding the axle. That's the next thing I'm going to check. I just purchased one of those ramps that you drive one tire up on and the other hangs. Best $50 I ever spent. No more having to get bottle jacks, pieces of 2 x 4's and having to pump the jack. Just drive one tire up and the other hangs. Easy to do the greasing of the bearings, plus changing a tire.
Love your entertaining videos! I'm no expert, but I've read you can pump too much grease in the wheel bearings so it damages the inner seal and then grease enters into the brake drum. At that point, the brake shoes won't work properly. Keep the videos coming and happy trails.
Hi Peter! Thank you! You are absolutely correct about too much, or at least that is what we researched too. Scott was very aware about checking 😂. Glad we could entertain! Happy New Year and thanks for following along!
Using the EZ Lube system is so easy; even a caveman can do it. Well, obviously, I'm not as smart as a caveman : ) I Just finished completing the job on both my axles. First off, you're not kidding about the mess. I purchased a box of 300 shop towels and think I went through 100 or more. My grease gun wouldn't prime, so I had the bright idea to unscrew the main hose (bad idea, as that was the moment it decided to let loose). Once that fiasco was cleaned up (and I ran to buy more tubes), the rest of the job went fairly well. Would I do it again? Most certainly. When I initially turned the wheel before applying new grease, the bearings sounded like a ticked-off banshee. Now they're as smooth as velvet. I appreciate your video as you're honest with the process showing both the good and bad. Looking forward to more maintenance tips.
you are not alone, after 15 years being out of travel trailer we are back, it's never to late to start again. A lot of things has changed, so many more your tube people with a well of information. And very few in conflict. However, do not watch these video 's and think its all this easy. for if you have not done it yourself, it hardly ever goes as easy as the video. you have to try and learn by trial and era. But , keep on going, it will come together,
LOL, I still jack up the wheel before loosening the lug nuts! Why can't I remember to loosen them first? You made that as fun as greasing wheel bearings can be!
Hi!! So glad we aren’t the only ones 😂. We definitely made it look more fun than it was lol. I can’t wait to do it again..not! So nice to connect and have you along!! Tammy
Hi Guys, enjoyed your video and I am impressed. I do however cringe when I see a jack under the axle to jack the RV up. In my Dexter owners manual it says never place a jack anywhere under the axle for lifting. Suggestion is to place the bottle jack under the RV frame to safely raise it up and not the axle. Save travels
Honesty, I think you did a great job explaining the whole process for newbies. It made sense to me, which is a miracle. Plus, you took a pretty boring subject and made it interesting! I can't even imagine how many spiders you had to combat to do that job. They sure do move in quickly! We have SCADS of them to clean off of our stuff even with our weekend trips. UGH! By the way, I did know what nomenclature was but haven't heard that word used since high school, probably. Love your facial expressions, Tammy!
Hi! Thank you! It was quite the process!! I guess they didn’t teach us nomenclature in school 😂. But at least we know how to use a Tork wrench 😉 Appreciate you both!! Have a great day. More Tammy facial expressions coming soon 🤗
That’s brilliant - great job guys. Well impressed Nomenclature - he’s a wonderful guy 😄😄😄 Hope you don’t have to see or say a jerc for quite a while Great video - explaining all of your hard work 👍👍👍👍
A series of baby steps! Needed that perspective! We are usually quick learners and this learning curve is driving us nuts 🤣. “Are you sure we are qualified.” “No.” 😂. What would I do without you two cracking me up every week! Keeps me sane! We have both rubber gloves and paper towel- made me feel confident about a few things 😂. Good to know about the recommended time to do the hitch too! ❤️💕Normebclature - don’t even know how to spell it 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Morgan! Yes, it’s all a learning curve and we are still on the curve! Lol. You’ll see in our ne t video, it’s not all fun and games, but things always work out! I’m glad I’m not alone with nomenclature 😂😂😂. Hugs and love my friend! Tammy
I (Dave) am an expert (35+ years) for calibration of torque wrenches. ALWAYS set clicker torque wrenches to the minimum setting when not in use. Those tools have an internal spring that develops a "memory" when kept compressed for an extended period of time. You did not calibrate the wrench, you set it to the desired torque value. Calibration requires some sort of device (torque cell) to measure the torque that the tool applies when it "clicks" at various settings. Hope that helps and safe travels!
@@TilFurtherNotice you are welcome. Also, when applying the torque: do it in a "star pattern", a few steps / passes at each nut, and apply torque slow and steady (no quick jerking movements). For example, assune a final torque of 100 FTLBS: first pass for ALL nuts at finger tight, second pass at about 25 to 50 FTLBS, next pass at up to 75 FTLBS, then final pass at 100 FTLBS. Recheck all after the final pass. Sounds like a lot of steps, but that is essentially the process used at the nuclear power plant where I work. Overkill for some maybe, but its your home and bad things can occur if lug nuts are either too loose or too tight.
Hey , I haven't read all the comments so it may have been already said...I have found when the tip of the gun gets stuck on the zerk, use channellocks and a wrench to take the tip apart, oh just loosen it a bit, relieving the pressure will let it come off. I fought it as well!!!
I learned I'd rather have the guys at the RV shop deal with this!! 😂🤣😂🤣 Just the grease, Zurk thing! 🤦♀️ All I could think of was Toy Story- I think it was Zurg, but close enough!! Scott's attitude of I watched a TH-cam video, we can do this!!! Please don't watch one on flying a plane!! 🤣😂 Thank you for the outtakes!! My cheeks now hurt!! 😂😉🥰
Hello my friend! Glad we could be responsible fir your hurting cheeks 😉😂. I agree with taking it too an rv shop next time! Have I told you the time about Scott learning to fly?! 😉😂
I forgot to tell you about the grease gun tip, if you use a wrench and pliers (or two wrenches depending on style of tip) you can loosen the grip so you don't have to yanks &pull on it . the tip tension is adjustable. (or should be)
At some point you will have to remove the brake drums to inspect the bearings there is a large nut washer and cotter pin to inspect alsounder that cap. until then you should grab the tire @ the top and bottom and check for slack in the bearings. and use high temp wheel bearing grease! check your grease and make sure it is a high enough temp so it does not turn to liquid and leak through the seal. and the "zerk" you can call it a grease fitting too!
Thank you Dave! I think if we don't have someone else do it for us, we will do that and take them all apart to inspect brakes and bearings and everything! Appreciate you taking the time to give us your info! Thank you! Tammy
It appears that, perhaps, the new grease used was different from the old grease (old grease was red, new grease was gray color). Mixing different types of greases can cause lubricant failure.
Grease gun: knurling on nozzle is so it can be loosened and tighten. If you unscrew some before putting on zero fitting it is loose, then screw tight to lock on. Reverse to take off
Wow! Great info and advice. I really appreciate how relatable you made this task and some of the nuances to be aware of. Im going to attempt to accomplish this task next week, so I'll definitely be thinking about your video on this! Wish me Luck! :-0 :-)
Get a lock n lube coupler for your grease gun. Much better and easier to use than the one you used in this video. I use it on my farm equipment and my rv. It ends the frustration completely.
Dexter Axle recommends jacking up a trailer on the trailer frame, not on the axle or suspension system. To avoid damaging the trailer, do not place the jack on the axle. Instead, place the jack under the frame of the trailer or at a specified jack point on the side that has the flat tire. For added stability, add a flat piece of wood under the jack.
Thx TFN for ian nformative and interesting video. Noticed you didn't lube the shaclel bushings, i'm guessing their plain plastic or the infamous Lipert never fsil which is a misnomer if their ever was one IMHO. The industry stsndard shackle hangers are 1/4" plate painted mild steel which will rust and wollow out from side loading when manuevering at low speed and friction from shock loading on our deferred maintenance highway system. Suggest you look into a set of Morryde (no affiliation) HD wet bolt shacles which use 1/2' galvanized steel plates for hangers with drilled bolts with zerc fittings and bronze bushings which you lube when doing your wheel bearings. Have used these on all 5 of my camping trlrs with no failures in 30 yrs of use.
Hi! Thanks for the info! I’m not sure what we have now, I’ll ask Scott and be doing some research! I’d love to replace the whole underside with independent suspension or something better anyway. Appreciate your knowledge, you are a seasoned RVer and it’s nice to know the ins and outs from someone who’s been at it awhile!
@@TilFurtherNotice FWIW I went with Morryde SRE 4000 with X braces on my 3 axles raised trlr height 2" but gave smooth ride in conjugation with Reese Goose Box we can leave coffee maker and toaster on the counter now. As I understand the Mooryde IS system can only be installed and serviced by them in Elk Art. I can repair my SRE 4000 on the road. My next upgrade will be disk brakea YMMV
Hi Laura! Thank you for watching and following along! I’m not sure if you’ve seen our newest videos yet where we now own a Vilano too 😬?! Congrats on going full time! Maybe we will see you out on the road!!
Now I’m convinced never to pursue the RV life. So we’ll just load the 4 Runner and head for Gold Beach! Going try and capture the trip including Harry & David in Medford. Get ready for some Moose Munch! 😀👍
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but your 4Runner has 6 (yes six!) zerks on the driveshafts underneath and the jiffy lube oil change places never grease them! Maybe Toyota does if the go there for service but you need to ask LOL. It’s easy to do, takes about 20 or 30 minutes, I park over a ditch to make more room underneath when I do mine
@@sloscheider Don’t go to Jiffy Lube! That vehicle has taken us safely on many adventures, and like us older adventurers, just keeps on going! Many more adventures forthcoming, stay tuned to the channel!
Are you sure you've used the right grease. The grease in your wheel-ends looks redish, which is the high-temp. grease (same as on my trailer wheel-ends. The grease you bought at Harbor Freight (and they are not the right experts to ask about that instead your axle spec. should specify this) is Moly-grease (used for different applications. Theoretically, though, moly does not belong in roller bearings where it will potentially cause the rollers to flat spot from not spinning. I use "Lucas Oil 10005 Red 'N' Tacky Grease - 14 oz.". This is a high temp. grease and it looks like your wheel end uses it too.
So "repacking" the bearings once a year is not using the grease zirk or grease fitting. You need to take the innner and outer bearing out and by hand, pack the bearings with new grease. It's much more involved because you have to remove the brakes. What you did should be done, maybe once a quarter and a full repack should be done once a year. JMO!
Hi Frank! I’m happy to hear we added some laughter to your day! Something good can come out of that greasy disaster of a couple of days! Appreciate you watching!! Tammy
You aren't supposed to jack up your trailer off the bottom of your axles is your springs it'll then your axles if you jack up on the bottom of them thin metal the tubes are
Bottle Jack. Usually the word “of” goes in between them. And it usually follows using a Bottle Jack when an untrained TH-cam-taught DIY-er. We empathize.
😂😂😂. I think a bottle “of” Jack would have been more helpful 😂. You are so funny! Somehow we survived that ordeal and are a little smarter 😉. Love your comments! Thanks for watching my friend- Tammy
As an rv mechanic for more than 25 years. Please don't lube your bearings like that again. Those dexter contraptions have a bad trait of shoving grease past the seal, and contaminating the brake shoes. When you repack wheel bearings you need to take everything apart in order to inspect the brakes and bearings. There is also a preload on the bearings that gets neglected with this method as well. Be sure to grab the wheel and push in and out the top and bottom of the wheel feeling for slop and freeplay. And the maintenance interval should never be a time limit with RVs they simply sit idle for too long. I usually say about 7, to 10 thousand miles between wheel bearing packs. It could take some RV owners a couple of years to reach that. Message me on TH-cam for questions
You can loosen the jaws in the grease zerk female fitting. The end cover can be turned. Use two pairs of pliers. One on that end cover and set below it. Won't take much. Maybe 1/4 to 1/2 turn counterclockwise looking at the end of the fitting. This video shows how tighten it. You want to loosen it. th-cam.com/video/Sq9MNUHwUFY/w-d-xo.html
You really need to truly repack your bearings. This involves taking the wheels and then the hubs off and pulling the bearings and seals themselves out to inspect and repack. Using the method you used does not really 'repack' them. It just adds grease to the old grease.
If you put an entire tube in one wheel you put entirely too much. This is a risky operation you are doing, yes it’s the easy way but it can also backfire on you. Putting that much grease in that way you can potentially blow out the seals in the back and then grease can get on your brakes. The hardest part of the job is jacking up the rv so in my opinion taking the bearing out and manually greasing them is best. You see your bearings and will no if they are still good and it’s almost impossible to over grease them. Using a grease gun should only be for adding a little grease until you can take the bearing completely out.
Scary! Definitely not the preferred method of wheel bearing maintenance. Especially with the amount of grease you pumped in each wheel it may very well have leaked past the rear seal and can compromise your brakes. Although they say you can give the zerks a pump occasionally, the preferred method by all the experts is to pull the wheel and the brake drum and inspect and repack the bearings. How do I know, because I and some of my fellow campers have done what you did and paid the price by ruining our brakes!
We don’t claim to be RV maintenance experts and are simply sharing our learning process Vlog style, so please do your own proper due diligence when working on your RV 😉 and have safe and happy travels!
You are never alone when you are rv ing there is always people willing to help. Love your channel.
That’s so true Patrick! It’s a great community! And we are happy that you are part of ours! -Tammy
The tip is about an inch long, of the grease gun is adjustable, hold the flex line with one hand and turn the tip to the left, insert the tip on to the zerk fitting, tighten the tip to the right a couple of turns, then tug to make sure it stays on, pump away, when removing, turn the tip left enough and it pop off the zerk fitting, on to the next wheel.
Thank you so much George!!! Sure appreciate you taking the time to let us know!
@@TilFurtherNoticedid it work, can you link in video? Would be helpful for quicker reference than scanning comments. Greatful for the grease gun tip, that was about to be my next TH-cam video.
That was quite an impressive project. Great tips! Ha! The look at 12:10 says it all followed with a Gracie kiss! Tell Scott he's not alone, I always ask why...it's especially helpful at the most inconvenient times. Now, I need to google nomenclature. Another great video, my friends! Take care - hugs! -Jody
Hi Jody! It was a project all right! I edited out a lot more of the “looks” 😂. Why why yes, always at the most inconvenient times of course 😉. Oh, I’m so glad I’m not the only one who didn’t know what nomenclature was! Hugs and love sweet friends 💙🤗
Yesterday I attempted to load the grease gun and "use the Zerk" fitting to do my first bearing grease change. Today? I came to find your video on this channel and it was kind of nice seeing the same wrong things happen to you! I'm not alone! Thanks :-)
Hi Peyton! You are definitely not alone! "Zerk" fitting support group in the making right here 😂 Good luck and thanks for watching and letting us know we are not alone too!
I'm not new at this but it was fun watching you guys, and I'm jealous! Keep having fun enjoying life.
🤣 glad we could make you smile!
I loved watching this video. I am taking baby steps into this RV world. Thx for teaching me and being fearless to learn yourselves.
Thank you Jennifer! Baby steps is definitely the way to go! Appreciate you following along!
Very impressive I must say. Y'all seem willing to tackle anything and everything after due research. I applaud you Scott. Especially for cleaning all the spiders out, just so Tammy can say she battled spiders all day 😂 Very informative video, done with your great sense of humor as usual. Stay safe .
Bill and Annee
Hi Bill and Annee! I swear I did battle a few spiders on the other side 😂😂😂. But Scott is awesome and deserves the applause 😉 hugs to you both!! Tammy
Your rv disasters make me laugh rather your response makes me crack up. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Mary! That’s what we are hoping for 😂. We are definitely not a how to channel 😉. Sure appreciate that feedback and glad you get our sense of humor!
Absolutely loved your video info, especially the things others tend to not include as they make it seem so easy...yeah right!! Will keep watching your videos. Love the humor and honesty. 🙂 God Bless and Safe Travels!!
We appreciate that feedback Sylvia! Thank you for tagging along!
We’re not qualified 🤣 Scott was having too much fun 😆 You guys look like professionals wow this is super impressive 😉 Nice job guys! Shower time 😆 loved the outtakes!! So proud of you both!!! 👍🙌❤️🤗
Hi friends! Scott was loving his new toys, but that was not an easy job! Think we will get professional help next time 😂. Hope you are both doing great! Thanks for watching 🤗🤗🤗
You guys are great! Love watching your videos. You're down to earth people.Glad I found your channel. Keep it up. Good luck and enjoy life.
Thank you so very much Greg!
Nomenclature the understanding of my thoughts did I just say you guys are good at teaching the simple progress of greasing a wheel hub bearing.
Thanks so much… I think?! 😳
Great video. I love the "newbie-ness" of this. Thanks!
Thank you Dan! Plenty of newbie-ness in our videos 😂
Tammy and Scott, I am impressed I am not sure that I could have done all of that work in two days. Also, I am not sure if the outtakes would have been shareable😉. Thank you for sharing. Peace and Safe Travels.
Hi Craig! I’m not sure how we managed but we did! Lol the power of editing (aka you didn’t get all of the grumpy and sometimes profane words)
Thanks for watching!! Hello to Shelley 🤗
Hahahaha! You two are too cute!! I'm here per JC Journey after watching the four of you yaking. "Nomenclature" had me rolling! Haven't heard that since I was a kid! Fun stuff and WAY TO GO!!
Hello! Nice to have you here! It was so fun kayaking with Jody abs Chris! Love them. I guess I never was taught nomenclature 😂. Appreciate you following along!
Thanks for sharing. Get a LockNLube Coupler for your grease gun.
Thanks David! We will look for that! Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment!
Yes!
I do enjoy you 2 in your travels. Thank you so much for sharing your videos. Have fun and stay safe on your travels.
Thank you so much Tom! Happy to have you along for the ride!
Good job. I bought the Lube Shuttle grease gun. Not cheap. But zero mess.
That’s great!
Great How to. This is what Mr. Martini is for. LOL
Hello! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! Can I borrow Mr Martini 😂
Ohhhh 🤣 I don't have an RV of course but loved this still ... you guys are just too funny ! You did an amazing job ! Noman Clayture is new to me ... lol you guys rock !
Hi Claire! Glad you found it funny even though you are not an rv owner 😉 glad I’m not alone in my lack of vocabulary skill 😂. Hugs and love -Tammy
I really enjoy watching your videos. We're 2 1/2 yrs full time. We have a trip planned for April and great video on packing bearings and checking suspension. Thank You!
Hi Shannon! So nice to connect with another full time RVer! Thank you for the kind feedback and safe travels!
We love your videos! Comedy is very difficult to achieve and you guys create it in every video! Plus! Great information! Please keep the videos coming!
Thank you Davis! You just made our day! I'm glad you get our sense of humor! Appreciate you following along!
Lol, love this video. Puts my nerves somewhat at ease even though I've been looking at information on how to properly do it step by step to the point where I caught y'alls mistakes as I watched lol. Happy I'm not the only one with doubt that we're not qualified 😂
Glad we could brighten your day as we fumble through ours Joe 😂😂😂. A lot of folks commented that we did it wrong?! So definitely don’t follow our video 😂. Safe travels and thank you for tagging along!
I don’t know why ❓ but I enjoyed watching you two wrestle with this project. 🙏🏻 Stay safe & keep wandering. 🚶🏻♂️🚶♀️
Hello!! I guess we did something right then 😉. Appreciate you watching us fumble our way through RV life 🤗. Happy wandering!
I found your channel in trying to get some information beforehand on how to grease our Jayco Jayflight bearings. I'm afraid that it won't have the EZ Lube that yours does, but I'll figure it out. You guys are great, thanks for doing these videos.
Thank you John! Good luck with the bearings. Messy job!
I have EZ-Lube axles on my trailer, but if you look around on RV forums you will find they are somewhat controversial, not always working as advertised. Really, one does need to go all the way and pul not only the wheel but the wheel drum as well....maybe not every time, but YMMV. That allows an inspection of the brake linings, removal of brake dust (wear a mask for that), and a check of the electromagnet that makes them work. You will also get a chance to inspect the bearings and cups (inner and outer), espcially if you pull the grease seal on the back side of the axle bore. When you find worn parts, gettng replacements is easy, and the work to complete the job(s) is not overly difficult if you pay attention. The Dexter Manual for your axle has all the details, and it is online for download.
Great video! I never thought about checking the torque on the U bolts holding the axle. That's the next thing I'm going to check. I just purchased one of those ramps that you drive one tire up on and the other hangs. Best $50 I ever spent. No more having to get bottle jacks, pieces of 2 x 4's and having to pump the jack. Just drive one tire up and the other hangs. Easy to do the greasing of the bearings, plus changing a tire.
The ramp is a great idea. Thanks for watching..safe travels :)
*It's great bro, have a nice day and lots of fun .*
Thank you!
Thanks...we took notes!! On the road next year!!
Hi Pamela! Happy to have you here! Congrats on your impending journey!! -Scott and Tammy
Love your entertaining videos! I'm no expert, but I've read you can pump too much grease in the wheel bearings so it damages the inner seal and then grease enters into the brake drum. At that point, the brake shoes won't work properly. Keep the videos coming and happy trails.
Hi Peter! Thank you! You are absolutely correct about too much, or at least that is what we researched too. Scott was very aware about checking 😂. Glad we could entertain! Happy New Year and thanks for following along!
Using the EZ Lube system is so easy; even a caveman can do it. Well, obviously, I'm not as smart as a caveman : ) I Just finished completing the job on both my axles. First off, you're not kidding about the mess. I purchased a box of 300 shop towels and think I went through 100 or more. My grease gun wouldn't prime, so I had the bright idea to unscrew the main hose (bad idea, as that was the moment it decided to let loose). Once that fiasco was cleaned up (and I ran to buy more tubes), the rest of the job went fairly well. Would I do it again? Most certainly. When I initially turned the wheel before applying new grease, the bearings sounded like a ticked-off banshee. Now they're as smooth as velvet. I appreciate your video as you're honest with the process showing both the good and bad. Looking forward to more maintenance tips.
Thank you for the laughs! Sounds like you had about as much fun as we did! Safe travels!
as week as I am it took me two days just to change the tire so you guys were doing good
It’s no easy task Todd! I couldn’t do it by myself.
Great job, we are always learning as we go. Love watching your videos, so much fun 😄🥰
Thank you Reina!! Your comments always make my day!
Y’all are so funny. I love it.
Glad we could make you smile Daniel! Thank you for watching
Great job you two! It looks like you are having a wonderful adventure!
Thank you so much! RV life is definitely an adventure 😉. We appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment!
I sure am enjoying your journey
Thank you so much Maryjean!
you are not alone, after 15 years being out of travel trailer we are back, it's never to late to start again. A lot of things has changed, so many more your tube people with a well of information. And very few in conflict. However, do not watch these video 's and think its all this easy. for if you have not done it yourself, it hardly ever goes as easy as the video. you have to try and learn by trial and era. But , keep on going, it will come together,
Thank you for your kind and understanding comment. Happy travels!
Cool and interesting vidz my friend. Keep up the good work my friend. More Blessings to you and your family.
Thanks so much! We sure appreciate your feedback! Have a great week!
Priceless!
Glad you liked it Joe!
Wonderful sharing my friend
Thanks so much!
LOL, I still jack up the wheel before loosening the lug nuts! Why can't I remember to loosen them first? You made that as fun as greasing wheel bearings can be!
Hi!! So glad we aren’t the only ones 😂. We definitely made it look more fun than it was lol. I can’t wait to do it again..not! So nice to connect and have you along!! Tammy
Hi Guys, enjoyed your video and I am impressed. I do however cringe when I see a jack under the axle to jack the RV up. In my Dexter owners manual it says never place a jack anywhere under the axle for lifting. Suggestion is to place the bottle jack under the RV frame to safely raise it up and not the axle. Save travels
Thank you Bill! Yes, we’ve seen both recommendations?! Appreciate your feedback though.
Good video. I couldn’t get the grease gun end to snap on the zerk fitting. I think the gun didn’t come with the adapter.
Thanks! They are a pain!
I have never done this but interesting 🤨 thank you for sharing
Hello! It was a chore! But probably good to know how to do things! Thanks for watching!
Thanks this was pretty funny and informative
Glad you enjoyed it!
Honesty, I think you did a great job explaining the whole process for newbies. It made sense to me, which is a miracle. Plus, you took a pretty boring subject and made it interesting! I can't even imagine how many spiders you had to combat to do that job. They sure do move in quickly! We have SCADS of them to clean off of our stuff even with our weekend trips. UGH! By the way, I did know what nomenclature was but haven't heard that word used since high school, probably. Love your facial expressions, Tammy!
Hi! Thank you! It was quite the process!! I guess they didn’t teach us nomenclature in school 😂. But at least we know how to use a Tork wrench 😉
Appreciate you both!! Have a great day. More Tammy facial expressions coming soon 🤗
@@TilFurtherNotice Yay, I can't wait! And yes, you guys have some mad skills, now. Woot woot!
@@TakeATripTogether 😂 thank you!
Congratulations job well done 👏 safe travels to your new destination .
Thank you Penny!!!
LOL @ do you know what odd looks like, LOL 😂 Y'all sound like us, if it says it will take an hour, it will take us all day, LOL 😂 ~ Shion and Matthew
Hi Shion and Matthew! 😆 Yep, it was quite the project 🤪 nothing is ever easy around here! Thanks for watching and safe travels!!
The grease gun nozzle tip usually can be unscrewed and screwed tight - its not always automatic (as I wrongly thought for decades).
Thanks for that info!!
That’s brilliant - great job guys. Well impressed
Nomenclature - he’s a wonderful guy 😄😄😄
Hope you don’t have to see or say a jerc for quite a while
Great video - explaining all of your hard work
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Aww thanks! He is a great guy! Thanks for watching us fumble through rv life 😂🤗 take care!
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A series of baby steps! Needed that perspective! We are usually quick learners and this learning curve is driving us nuts 🤣. “Are you sure we are qualified.” “No.” 😂. What would I do without you two cracking me up every week! Keeps me sane! We have both rubber gloves and paper towel- made me feel confident about a few things 😂. Good to know about the recommended time to do the hitch too! ❤️💕Normebclature - don’t even know how to spell it 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Morgan! Yes, it’s all a learning curve and we are still on the curve! Lol. You’ll see in our ne t video, it’s not all fun and games, but things always work out! I’m glad I’m not alone with nomenclature 😂😂😂. Hugs and love my friend! Tammy
@@TilFurtherNotice hey- at least you could spell it 🤣. Looking forward to your next video! ❤️💕
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily nope, my phone could spell it 😂😂
Great video
Thank you David and Heidi!
I just bought a grease gun just like that from Harbor Freight!
Great minds think alike 😉
Excellent sharing. Big like. Thanks
Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
I (Dave) am an expert (35+ years) for calibration of torque wrenches. ALWAYS set clicker torque wrenches to the minimum setting when not in use. Those tools have an internal spring that develops a "memory" when kept compressed for an extended period of time. You did not calibrate the wrench, you set it to the desired torque value. Calibration requires some sort of device (torque cell) to measure the torque that the tool applies when it "clicks" at various settings. Hope that helps and safe travels!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this info Dave!! Have a great day -Tammy
@@TilFurtherNotice you are welcome. Also, when applying the torque: do it in a "star pattern", a few steps / passes at each nut, and apply torque slow and steady (no quick jerking movements). For example, assune a final torque of 100 FTLBS: first pass for ALL nuts at finger tight, second pass at about 25 to 50 FTLBS, next pass at up to 75 FTLBS, then final pass at 100 FTLBS. Recheck all after the final pass. Sounds like a lot of steps, but that is essentially the process used at the nuclear power plant where I work. Overkill for some maybe, but its your home and bad things can occur if lug nuts are either too loose or too tight.
@@davelauraphillips8814 appreciate the info Dave!
Hey , I haven't read all the comments so it may have been already said...I have found when the tip of the gun gets stuck on the zerk, use channellocks and a wrench to take the tip apart, oh just loosen it a bit, relieving the pressure will let it come off. I fought it as well!!!
Thanks for the advice and for reaching out
Great video!
Thanks!
I think the tip of the grease gun is adjustable you turn it to loosen or tighten
Thank you James!
I learned I'd rather have the guys at the RV shop deal with this!! 😂🤣😂🤣 Just the grease, Zurk thing! 🤦♀️ All I could think of was Toy Story- I think it was Zurg, but close enough!! Scott's attitude of I watched a TH-cam video, we can do this!!! Please don't watch one on flying a plane!! 🤣😂 Thank you for the outtakes!! My cheeks now hurt!! 😂😉🥰
Hello my friend! Glad we could be responsible fir your hurting cheeks 😉😂. I agree with taking it too an rv shop next time! Have I told you the time about Scott learning to fly?! 😉😂
@@TilFurtherNotice No!! Hahaha!! Hopefully he won't try to fly the rv!! 😂🤣
@@Kreative_Rainbow oh please help us if we are ever catching air in the rig 😬
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I forgot to tell you about the grease gun tip, if you use a wrench and pliers (or two wrenches depending on style of tip) you can loosen the grip so you don't have to yanks &pull on it . the tip tension is adjustable. (or should be)
Hi Dave! Thank you!!! Knew there had to be an easier way! Appreciate your help!
At some point you will have to remove the brake drums to inspect the bearings there is a large nut washer and cotter pin to inspect alsounder that cap. until then you should grab the tire @ the top and bottom and check for slack in the bearings. and use high temp wheel bearing grease! check your grease and make sure it is a high enough temp so it does not turn to liquid and leak through the seal. and the "zerk" you can call it a grease fitting too!
Thank you Dave! I think if we don't have someone else do it for us, we will do that and take them all apart to inspect brakes and bearings and everything!
Appreciate you taking the time to give us your info!
Thank you! Tammy
Nice sharing ♥️
Thanks so much!
It appears that, perhaps, the new grease used was different from the old grease (old grease was red, new grease was gray color). Mixing different types of greases can cause lubricant failure.
Grease gun: knurling on nozzle is so it can be loosened and tighten. If you unscrew some before putting on zero fitting it is loose, then screw tight to lock on. Reverse to take off
Where were you when we needed you Todd 🤣
Good job
Thanks
Brave lady! I let my husband do all that grease stuff.
Hello!! Brave or ?! 😂. Maybe we will hire help next time 😉. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!!
a electric impact wrench will make taking of the lug nuts of with the wheel off the ground or on the ground. just make sure you buy impact sockets
I’ll pass this info on to Scott! Thank you!
LOL... as the song "Panama" says.
Keep the moving parts clean!
😂. Perfect! Thank you for watching!
I hope that's high temp grease designed for axle bearings
Wow! Great info and advice. I really appreciate how relatable you made this task and some of the nuances to be aware of. Im going to attempt to accomplish this task next week, so I'll definitely be thinking about your video on this! Wish me Luck! :-0 :-)
Thank you Daryl! Wishing you all the best of luck! We will need to do it again soon too. Yuck!
Get a lock n lube coupler for your grease gun. Much better and easier to use than the one you used in this video. I use it on my farm equipment and my rv. It ends the frustration completely.
Thank you Brad! I’ll pass this info along to Scott!
Dexter Axle recommends jacking up a trailer on the trailer frame, not on the axle or suspension system. To avoid damaging the trailer, do not place the jack on the axle. Instead, place the jack under the frame of the trailer or at a specified jack point on the side that has the flat tire. For added stability, add a flat piece of wood under the jack.
Thanks, that sounds like great advice. Happy travels
Thx TFN for ian nformative and interesting video. Noticed you didn't lube the shaclel bushings, i'm guessing their plain plastic or the infamous Lipert never fsil which is a misnomer if their ever was one IMHO. The industry stsndard shackle hangers are 1/4" plate painted mild steel which will rust and wollow out from side loading when manuevering at low speed and friction from shock loading on our deferred maintenance highway system. Suggest you look into a set of Morryde (no affiliation) HD wet bolt shacles which use 1/2' galvanized steel plates for hangers with drilled bolts with zerc fittings and bronze bushings which you lube when doing your wheel bearings. Have used these on all 5 of my camping trlrs with no failures in 30 yrs of use.
Hi! Thanks for the info! I’m not sure what we have now, I’ll ask Scott and be doing some research! I’d love to replace the whole underside with independent suspension or something better anyway. Appreciate your knowledge, you are a seasoned RVer and it’s nice to know the ins and outs from someone who’s been at it awhile!
@@TilFurtherNotice FWIW I went with Morryde SRE 4000 with X braces on my 3 axles raised trlr height 2" but gave smooth ride in conjugation with Reese Goose Box we can leave coffee maker and toaster on the counter now. As I understand the Mooryde IS system can only be installed and serviced by them in Elk Art. I can repair my SRE 4000 on the road. My next upgrade will be disk brakea YMMV
@@billdennis2993 thanks! Yes, They also have a place in Oregon! Sounds like you’ve done all the right things.
We just bought a villano, thanks for the informative videos! We love watching both! Going full time in 3 weeks!
Hi Laura! Thank you for watching and following along! I’m not sure if you’ve seen our newest videos yet where we now own a Vilano too 😬?! Congrats on going full time! Maybe we will see you out on the road!!
Now I’m convinced never to pursue the RV life. So we’ll just load the 4 Runner and head for Gold Beach! Going try and capture the trip including Harry & David in Medford. Get ready for some Moose Munch! 😀👍
Hi Lynn! Aww come in and join in on rv life fun 😉😂. Have I told you how much I love Moose Munch! Yummy. Can’t wait to see your journey!
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but your 4Runner has 6 (yes six!) zerks on the driveshafts underneath and the jiffy lube oil change places never grease them! Maybe Toyota does if the go there for service but you need to ask LOL. It’s easy to do, takes about 20 or 30 minutes, I park over a ditch to make more room underneath when I do mine
@@sloscheider Don’t go to Jiffy Lube! That vehicle has taken us safely on many adventures, and like us older adventurers, just keeps on going! Many more adventures forthcoming, stay tuned to the channel!
Are you sure you've used the right grease. The grease in your wheel-ends looks redish, which is the high-temp. grease (same as on my trailer wheel-ends. The grease you bought at Harbor Freight (and they are not the right experts to ask about that instead your axle spec. should specify this) is Moly-grease (used for different applications. Theoretically, though, moly does not belong in roller bearings where it will potentially cause the rollers to flat spot from not spinning. I use "Lucas Oil 10005 Red 'N' Tacky Grease - 14 oz.". This is a high temp. grease and it looks like your wheel end uses it too.
The easy to get the grease gun off the Zert Scott is left Tammy do it! Haha just kidding,
😂😂. Hate the zerk
So "repacking" the bearings once a year is not using the grease zirk or grease fitting. You need to take the innner and outer bearing out and by hand, pack the bearings with new grease. It's much more involved because you have to remove the brakes. What you did should be done, maybe once a quarter and a full repack should be done once a year. JMO!
Thank you David! We’ve gotten a lot of advice on this one. Appreciate that info and feedback!
The end of the grease hose is to tight Loosen it a little
Thanks Steve!
Get the wheel turning before any grease gun pumping
Yes! Thank you
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Tammy if you don't like the word "ZIRK", you can always sa I do call it a "nipple"
But good job showing how to's.
😂😂😂 I think I’ll stick with Zirk William! Thank you for watching! -Tammy
be careful how much grease you pump in there you can rupture the inner axle seal and you'll get grease on your brakes
Hi James! Yes, we’ve been warned by others. Yikes!
Key is to pump slowly while turning tge wheel. You were pumping a bit too fast. Fast pumping can force grease past the shaft seal and into the brakes!
Thank you for the tip David! Appreciate you watching!
You guys make me laugh so much. You did disemenate some good information however.
Hi Frank! I’m happy to hear we added some laughter to your day! Something good can come out of that greasy disaster of a couple of days! Appreciate you watching!! Tammy
You aren't supposed to jack up your trailer off the bottom of your axles is your springs it'll then your axles if you jack up on the bottom of them thin metal the tubes are
Bottle Jack. Usually the word “of” goes in between them. And it usually follows using a Bottle Jack when an untrained TH-cam-taught DIY-er. We empathize.
😂😂😂. I think a bottle “of” Jack would have been more helpful 😂. You are so funny! Somehow we survived that ordeal and are a little smarter 😉. Love your comments! Thanks for watching my friend- Tammy
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As an rv mechanic for more than 25 years. Please don't lube your bearings like that again. Those dexter contraptions have a bad trait of shoving grease past the seal, and contaminating the brake shoes. When you repack wheel bearings you need to take everything apart in order to inspect the brakes and bearings. There is also a preload on the bearings that gets neglected with this method as well. Be sure to grab the wheel and push in and out the top and bottom of the wheel feeling for slop and freeplay. And the maintenance interval should never be a time limit with RVs they simply sit idle for too long. I usually say about 7, to 10 thousand miles between wheel bearing packs. It could take some RV owners a couple of years to reach that. Message me on TH-cam for questions
Hi Eric. Yes, we’ve heard this from others as well. Guess we will be doing things differently next time. Appreciate your advice -Tammy
You can loosen the jaws in the grease zerk female fitting. The end cover can be turned. Use two pairs of pliers. One on that end cover and set below it. Won't take much. Maybe 1/4 to 1/2 turn counterclockwise looking at the end of the fitting. This video shows how tighten it. You want to loosen it. th-cam.com/video/Sq9MNUHwUFY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you David! Sorry to just now be responding, the link threw this comment in our spam folder! We sure appreciate you taking the time to comment!!!
I recommend you take your rv to have the bearing pack properly. You probably over greased the rear seal, and got grease on your brake shoes.
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Thanks Nathan! We will check that channel out!
You really need to truly repack your bearings. This involves taking the wheels and then the hubs off and pulling the bearings and seals themselves out to inspect and repack. Using the method you used does not really 'repack' them. It just adds grease to the old grease.
Thank you. I believe you are correct. This was several years ago and since we have learned that repacking is the preferred method
If you put an entire tube in one wheel you put entirely too much. This is a risky operation you are doing, yes it’s the easy way but it can also backfire on you. Putting that much grease in that way you can potentially blow out the seals in the back and then grease can get on your brakes. The hardest part of the job is jacking up the rv so in my opinion taking the bearing out and manually greasing them is best. You see your bearings and will no if they are still good and it’s almost impossible to over grease them. Using a grease gun should only be for adding a little grease until you can take the bearing completely out.
Yes Nathan. Someone else told us this too! We will know for next time! Thanks
You guys are pretty funny. And I don't think you are even trying.
Thank you! Nope, we are just naturally fumbling our way through life 😉
You always make me laugh...now I know something else I am never going to do. Nomenclature or no nomenclature....zurk....you are zurkitized now.
😂😂😂 glad we make you laugh! Laughter is the best medicine 😉. Zerk, nomenclature.. wow, I learned so much in that couple of days!
Scary! Definitely not the preferred method of wheel bearing maintenance. Especially with the amount of grease you pumped in each wheel it may very well have leaked past the rear seal and can compromise your brakes. Although they say you can give the zerks a pump occasionally, the preferred method by all the experts is to pull the wheel and the brake drum and inspect and repack the bearings. How do I know, because I and some of my fellow campers have done what you did and paid the price by ruining our brakes!
Thank you for this info Dale! We had a friend help who does this all the time, but may need to rethink our next attack! Safe travels-Tammy
That’s not the way to repack your bearing