28 DR
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VERSA TRAILER™
Wheel Bearing Replacement and/or Greasing
Tools and Supplies Needed:
Safety Glasses and Gloves
Jack and Two Jack Stands
Rags and Wheel Bearing Grease
Flathead Screwdriver
Needle Nose Pliers
Wire Cutters (Dikes)
Soft Faced Hammer
1/2" Drive 5" Socket Extension and 21mm Socket
1/2" Drive Torque Wrench & 1/2" Drive Socket Wrench
1. Using a 1/2" Drive 5" Socket Extension and 21mm Socket, break the Wheel
Lug Nuts loose.
2. Jack up one side of the Trailer and place the two Jack Stands under the
Frame.
3. Remove the Lug Nuts and the Wheel.
4. Using a Hammer and Flathead Screwdriver, tap the Blade of the Screwdriver
into the groove between the Hub and Dust Cap all the way around the Dust
Cap with a twisting action of the Screwdriver until the Dust Cap can be
removed (Figure 59).
5. Using Needle Nose Pliers straighten the Legs of the Cotter Pin and remove it
from the Castle Nut (Figure 60) and then unscrew and remove the Nut from
the Axle Shaft counterclockwise.
6. Pull the Hub off the Axle (Figure 61) which will bring the Outer Bearing with it.
7. Slide the Inner Bearing and Dust Shield from the Axle Shaft.
8. Repack the Inner and Outer Bearings (also pack if replacing) with Bearing
Grease making sure to fully pack the Rollers.
9. Grease the Axle Shaft and slide a new Dust Shield, Inner Bearing (taper end
pointing out) and the Hub back onto the Axle Shaft (Figure 61).
10. Grease the inside and outside chamfer of the Hub and slide the Outer
Bearing back onto the Axle Shaft with the tapered end facing in until it is
firmly seated inside the Hub (Figure 61).
11. Reinstall the Castle Nut on the Axle Shaft (finger tight) until it is firmly
against the Outer Bearing.
NOTE: Make sure that Hub rotates freely with no side-to-side or up and down play
on the Axle Shaft.
12. Align a Slot in the Castle Nut with the Hole in the Axle Shaft and insert a new
Cotter Pin fully into the Castle Nut (Figure 60). Bend over the Legs of the
Cotter Pin with Needle Nose Pliers and cut off the excess using Wire Cutters.
13. Reinstall the Dust Cap using a Soft Faced Hammer.
14. Reinstall the Wheels and torque the Lug Nuts to 70-80 ft-lbs.
15. Repeat steps 2 thru 14 for the other side
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