Switching To Oil Bath Hubs
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The Vault system works on a tapered shaft axle. UFP is the Mfg. I'm getting ready to replace the bearings and refill the system after 7 years. Pretty easy to do.
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The worst case scenario is the reason to stay away from the oil baths. I think they work great when they are sealed, but you find out when you have a seal leak when your wheel and hub come off the axle and it is trashed. This will not happen to all, but I have enough things to worry about and maintain. With grease and a leaking seal, you have lots of warning. In my world, I have enough friends who have experienced this to stay away from the oil baths.
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Kept the same setup, the Vault system wouldn't work and I decided not to go with Buddy Bearings.
The axle that had the inner seal problems also had a damaged bearing, it looked like it was dropped before installation. This is not on Manning since they get their axles assembled and ready for installation. But I tell ya, never expected all these problems from a brand new trailer that's not even a year old yet. Fingers crossed this is it... nothing but smooth pulling from now on.
The axle that had the inner seal problems also had a damaged bearing, it looked like it was dropped before installation. This is not on Manning since they get their axles assembled and ready for installation. But I tell ya, never expected all these problems from a brand new trailer that's not even a year old yet. Fingers crossed this is it... nothing but smooth pulling from now on.