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April 3, 2024, 1:56 pm

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Author: gpokluda
Subject: Battery Update
Posted: 03 Apr 2024 at 8:56pm

Originally posted by jato Five month update: Interstate is at 12.49 volts, Trojan T-1275 is at 12.68 volts.  A few weeks ago they were each given a load test.  Interstate is showing its age as it only put out 30% of full whereas the Trojan was at 100%.  Will continue to use the Interstate as it is still good for 2 days while boondocking when night temps are in the 40's with the furnace running a lot.  The Trojan is good for 5+ days under the same conditions.  Interstate is now officially 14 years old, the Trojan will turn 4 in August.

I hope you have included the Trojan battery in your will because it appears it will out live you! 

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April 5, 2024, 10:48 am

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Author: Ben Herman
Subject: dometic refrigerator replaced with Norcold N4150
Posted: 05 Apr 2024 at 5:48pm

Nice job! I did note how many times you let us know that it was a pain in the ass!!!!

 I've been one of the lucky ones, my Dometic unit in our now 5 yr old 179 has worked flawlessly on propane. 

Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Wheel Bearing Grease

April 20, 2024, 5:00 am

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Author: IdahoBoy
Subject: Wheel Bearing Grease
Posted: 20 Apr 2024 at 12:00pm

I need to grease my wheel bearings and in the past have used a Kendall blue grease which is no longer available. How important is it that I use the same or similar grease? Any recommendations for the best grease to use and do I need to pump out all the formerly used grease? 

As you can tell I'm operating from a place of total ignorance on the subject so thanks in advance for the good advice I know I will get here.

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April 20, 2024, 4:38 pm

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Author: seafans
Subject: Wheel Bearing Grease
Posted: 20 Apr 2024 at 11:38pm

The Valvoline synthetic grease is rated about the best.  Use good grease seals or the grease will leak out and contaminate the brakes.  Pack the bearings by hand.  Both my 180 and 192 when purchased new the brake shoes and brake magnets were contaminated with grease.

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April 21, 2024, 12:23 am

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Author: hogone
Subject: Wheel Bearing Grease
Posted: 21 Apr 2024 at 7:23am

I use the zerk fittings since day one; works great, no leakage.  Just go slow and spin the wheel as you fill.  pump until you see all new grease; the old will come out  Hope that makes sense.

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April 21, 2024, 3:44 am

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Author: GlueGuy
Subject: Wheel Bearing Grease
Posted: 21 Apr 2024 at 10:44am

I don't know if I'd mix greases. They will certainly have slightly different viscosity and/or heat profiles. If you hand-pack, you will remove that uncertainty.

That said, we have used Lucas Red N Tacky from the get-go. We also just use the zerk fittings and avoid over-filling.

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April 21, 2024, 9:43 am

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Author: lostagain
Subject: Wheel Bearing Grease
Posted: 21 Apr 2024 at 4:43pm

According to grease people, one should avoid mixing different types of grease or it can do bad things in the bearings and seals.  Here's a handy chart of compatibility prefaced by a caution to avoid mixing different types.  https://www.lelubricants.com/wp-content/uploads/120-Grease-Compatibility.pdf  We use the same Red N Tacky grease as Glue Guy and it has worked well  We follow the instructions of Lippert using the zerk fittings and spinning the wheels while applying the grease. 

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April 21, 2024, 12:42 pm

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Author: jato
Subject: Wheel Bearing Grease
Posted: 21 Apr 2024 at 7:42pm

Old School here, I like to visually inspect and hand pack.  50 years in the golf industry and have seen a lot of bad bearings due to a lot of bad maintenance practices; mixing grease is a big one to avoid.  I like to hand pack every other year, clean bearings and races first, visually inspect and then hand pack.  The Red N Tacky is an excellent grease.  Personally I use Schaeffer's 219 SynForce Green, waterproof and a high pressure grease as well.  On the years that aren't hand packed, I will do the same as lostagain and Glue Guy, about 3-4 pumps in the zerk while spinning the wheel.

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April 21, 2024, 4:22 pm

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Author: StephenH
Subject: Wheel Bearing Grease
Posted: 21 Apr 2024 at 11:22pm

Originally posted by lostagain According to grease people, one should avoid mixing different types of grease or it can do bad things in the bearings and seals.  Here's a handy chart of compatibility prefaced by a caution to avoid mixing different types.  https://www.lelubricants.com/wp-content/uploads/120-Grease-Compatibility.pdf  We use the same Red N Tacky grease as Glue Guy and it has worked well  We follow the instructions of Lippert using the zerk fittings and spinning the wheels while applying the grease.

Thank you. This chart is quite helpful. I did not know there were so many different types of grease.

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April 22, 2024, 7:05 am

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Author: James07
Subject: Wheel Bearing Grease
Posted: 22 Apr 2024 at 2:05pm

If you are able to manually repack the bearings, that is preferred so that you can exam the bearings.  Only my first repack, one bearing had flat spots and had to be replaced.