Quote Originally Posted by eirichct View Post
I'm pretty mechanically inclined and have rebuilt several grease hubs in the past,
Thanks,
Chris
I've done a few of these. Piece of cake. Biggest thing you might need is special tool to possibly replace the race ways, unless the spindle is bad. Then it's a whole different ball game.

First thing, raise the trailer and try to spin the wheel to see if they're binding. If so you've got brake issues.

Go to the ufp site and there should be documents on most of what you'll need.

1. As there are brakes on these hubs, they will run a little warm if you're driving in the city. But they shouldn't be running "hot".
2. If the bearings need to be replaced you probably need to replace the raceways too. I've done this and with that special tool to insert the new raceways it's an easy job.
3. I'm a DIY, so I would say you can do it. Worse case scenario, if the hubs are off and you find that you're over your head you can bring the hubs to a pro, as opposed as the whole trailer,

p.s. My father in law is a retired big rig mechanic. I asked him about the oil filled hub and he told me that when they changed from grease filled to oil bath 90 percent of their hub maintenance disappeared.