Mark Heisler
Viking,Alberta Canada
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there should be a bumper to bumper down there or a napa auto parts store try napa first.you can find address under the telus home page on the net or us your phone and dial 411
2003 dodge 2wheel drive diesel 375hp 750torque
2007 citation fifth wheel model 29bhs
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smkettner
Southern California
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One of mine was too tight from the factory and failed a visual inspection when I did mine at two years. Sounds like bearings are put together with the same quality as most everything else. Full replacement done correctly should last many miles.
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weasel4
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Tiffany50
With problems like you are experiencing, I'd check and determine what weight of axles you have under the 5th Wheel. They may be too light and the bearings are too small for the trailer weight.
BTC
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sbmowrey
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weasel4 wrote:Tiffany50
With problems like you are experiencing, I'd check and determine what weight of axles you have under the 5th Wheel. They may be too light and the bearings are too small for the trailer weight.
BTC
This was my thinking also. The axles should have come from the manufacture to the 5vr builder ready to install but you could have gotten a bad bearing right from the start. This is the first I have heard of a problem of the magnitude.
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jdgreen42
Silsbee, TX 77656
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the bearing that come from the factory are cheep Japan/chine junk.replace then with a timkins alway replace bearings with a new race and seal and us wheel bearing grease to pack the bearing don't cheap out on the grease or bearings.all it does cause you grief
Have you looked to see where the Timken bearings are manufactured?
Don
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Fire5er
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First thing I would do is weigh your rig to see if you are overweight. If overweight replacing will only be a temporary fix.
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Tiffany50
Washington
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In June we installed a brand new hub, came with new bearings/races/seals. This hub has 2,000 miles on it, the plan now is to thoroughly inspect this hub for worn bearings etc.
If it looks good, I think this would eliminate the axle issue? What do yous think?
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Tiffany50
Washington
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Another consideration is the tire wear. No problems there, tires have no uneven tread. They actualy look pretty good. I'm thinking it may not be the axles, fingers crossed ofcourse......
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Dave H M
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So where are Timkens made now? 
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Vulcanmars
Naples, FL
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Most lite duty bearing are now made in Taiwan/China. It's all in the specs.
I have come across some fantastic bearing made in Russia/Taiwan/Japan. I'm talking 6~8 years old with weekly use. I been most impressed with the Russian bearing on my 10 year old 6X12 trailer.
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