Question on wheel temps.

[bob34787]

update from Camping World, they could find nothing wrong so I get to pay the labor, I hope they are correct not that we ever go much further than Disney.

 

[rxbristol]

Thanks for the update.

 

[marvmarcy]

FWIW: Bad bearings don't always produce excessive heat. I check tires, wheels, drums and hubs for abnormal heat at most stops. I had bearings repacked by a reputable dealer less than one year and 8,000 miles ago. All bearings were good at that time, and I found no abnormal temps since then. When I recently removed the 16" wheels to install 17.5" wheels, I found bad bearings on the front axle. They were very noisy just rotating the drums. New bearing sets for both axles are on order.

 

[Jim.Allison]

A brake pad need only drag a minor amount to heat your drum.

 

[bob34787]

well lets hope the tech knows what he is doing as I am not going to spend 140.00 to have it checked every time it feels hot, at that price I will let it go and see what happens, than the warranty can fix it, I am not used to paying labor if they don't find a problem, just assumed it was like taking my car in to have something checked under warranty, guess my old dealer did things for me just because I was a customer and did not charge me if he found nothing to charge the manufacturer for.

 

[danemayer]

If something was a little tight, opening it up and closing it as part of the inspection may have resolved the problem.

 

[bob34787]

we shall see, my other 2 5th wheels, 2011 cedar creek 36 RE and 2013 36 CKTS may very well have gotten warm also, but for some reason I never noticed, the Landmark just had a bit of a smell coming from the one wheel so I checked them. I doubt much can go wrong in my 17 mile trips to Disney, but next tie I will hook up my monitor and see.