Dexter Axle Bearings

[John Dorrer]

On 3/23/2023 at 11:12 AM, Ollie-Haus said:

How are folks doing with the Never-lube bearings on the new trailers? Curious if it's worth having a set of backups in hand with these kind of bearings on our Oliver. 

No issue on ours

[mountainoliver]

We only have a couple of thousand or so miles on ours and so far absolutely no issues. I typically stop every couple of hours to check bearing and brake temperatures and the temperature is more consistent than with the older bearings. I do carry two spare bearings and the tools to replace them myself anywhere. The bearings are easily accessible at most any auto parts store as they were used on the 2010 PT Cruiser front wheels. I believe that they were also used on many various foreign cars as well. Obtaining them is probably not the issue rather it would be finding someone competent and with the tools to replace them without damaging them. 

[theOrca]

For those who have never used "Grok," I have provided a sample below. The thing I find so wonderful about Grok is the ability to ask a common language question about a hard to understand subject and get an answer you can use. If something confuses you, you simply type a followup on the same form saying something like: "Please explain XYZ more, I am not getting it.  Grok then continues. 

The below screen shot is what Grok gave me when I asked it to give me the exact match of Timken bearing to the Dexter Neverlube bearing (serial number from my D52 build sheet.  Have fun.

Edited 59 minutes ago by theOrca

[theOrca]

4 hours ago, John Dorrer said:

No issue on ours

For the Neverlube - one axle end equals one bearing... See the Timken info above.

Edited 59 minutes ago by theOrca