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Old 09-22-2014, 04:22 PM
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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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Old 09-22-2014, 04:33 PM
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My dad has oil bath on his 7k dexters. Id like to change over. Oil is superior IF you can keep it clean and dry.
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Old 09-22-2014, 04:35 PM
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Grease runs way cooler than any oil.
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Old 09-22-2014, 05:32 PM
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Grease if your dunking it a lot. its hard to find a water tight seal for the oil bath.
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Air tight seals
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Old 09-22-2014, 08:21 PM
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Just my experience. I went coast to coast five years in a row. 31k miles on oil bath hubs over 6 years. Never a problem. I changed the oil often. Your experience may very.
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Old 09-22-2014, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MonkeySea2
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.
I found out my axles are AL-KO Axis and 7,000lbs 6-lug. So I'm guessing the Vault system may not work, if that's the case I am not buying new axles.
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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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Old 09-26-2014, 08:52 AM
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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.
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