Hub Oil Level

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(03-07-2021 )dhirocz Wrote:  The carrier I'm leased to is trying to change from 'oil bath' style hubs to greased hubs. I am not a fan
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The carrier I am leased onto does the same thing. they have more than 5,000 trailers. The reason i was told by them is that they got tired of drivers not checking the hubs to see if they have run dry... and then it ends up on the side of the highway somewhere with a spindle chewed up... or even worse. the trailer catches fire.

They told me that it is cheaper to pre-pack em, then occasionally push some grease in em when a service is done to the trailer every 3-4 months, than it is to try to convince drivers to pay attention to trailer problems like a leaking hub seal, etc... and it ending up at the mercy of an expensive repair somewhere.

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I am not saying this is an o.k. practice or not ... I am just conveying what I have heard others say about it is all.