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T@G wheel seals
WilliamA
Member Posts: 1,311
Thought I'd post this quick before it gets lost in the mountain of unfinished posts and photos. I just did my maintenance for wheel bearings and seals and thought this might be a good thing for folks to write down. Here is the make/model and manufacturer of the wheel seals I just installed into my 2017 T@G:
They worked great, look very nice (quality-wise) and fit perfectly. Best of all, this outfit is a common source for parts across the auto-parts industry. Make a note and tuck it away...
WilliamA
"When I am in charge, Starburst brand fruit chews will get their own food group....and where are all the freakin laser beams? There should be more laser beams..."
2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
2017 T@G XL
Boyceville, Wi.
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when should this maintenance be performed?
Three possible occasions.
. When you manually repact your bearings,
-When you replace your bearings
-when you realized that all the grease is getting out the back of the hub.
The T@Gs have Dexter axles with E Z Lube system. Every year or 10,000 miles.
2017 T@G Max
Thank you @Mgreen2, but he was saking about when to change the seals.
But that vid is always good to remind peoples.
Wheel bearings should be inspected and lubricated every 12 months or 12,000 miles per he manufacturers (Dexter Axle) recommendations.
Michigan Mike
Linden, Mi
2019 T@B 400
A few more pounds of just in case. I know this hub doesen't have a brake but works great in a pinch. The seals listed have a double lip and are for a 1.5" axle. www.etrailer.com
All the calculations show it can’t work. There’s only one thing to do: make it work.
Correct me if I'm wrong but the axle on T@Gs is 1 1/16" seals which probably means a 1" spindle. I'll check...
Checking.....
Don't forget if you are going to run a hub without brake drum to disable the electric brake or it'll pull to one side something awful.
WilliamA
"When I am in charge, Starburst brand fruit chews will get their own food group....and where are all the freakin laser beams? There should be more laser beams..."
2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
2017 T@G XL
Boyceville, Wi.
@WilliamA This is a 2018 model perhaps they made a change? Where the seal rides is 1 1/2" here are some pics
All the calculations show it can’t work. There’s only one thing to do: make it work.
A trick we used in aviation when transporting a greased spare wheel and tire assembly. Put a couple covers with a bolt or something else to keep the bearings from falling out. Keeps dirt out grease and bearings in. This hub is so small a long bolt with a couple large area washers does the tick.
All the calculations show it can’t work. There’s only one thing to do: make it work.
I like that.
Way easier to chamge full hub already moumted with bearing than mess with old bearing and a punch chizel and hammer out in tye field.
Makes for a qick repair. Will steal the bolt idea for sure.
I have been carriyng a spare axle (flex ride) and hub assembly for my utility/off road trailer for a few years now. Never had to use it, but it is like a spare tire. You carry it so you do not need it. But when you do, you can be rolling in just a few minutes, any time of day, and any day of the week.
And even if someone else is doing the work for you, the parts are i idiatly available, so any small town garrage can do it, even when stores are closed.