dreaded repair...

[DrivingMissLazy]

Take everything off, go to a bearing dist. They should be able to match everything. That way you can match it all, and buy the correct spares for the next time. If you grease it properly it should last many years, using the proper grease and the proper amount, you may never need to use the spares.

Happy Trails,

Paul

Dreamscape

The bearing distributors I used to deal with did not recommend we provide spares with the machinery we built. Their explaination was that the bearings would probably sit for many years before needed, and that the grease would seperate during that time.

Regarding spell check, it found two words incorrect in this message as I typed it which I have not corrected.They are explaination and seperate. Correct spelling is explanation and separate.
Richard

[Dreamscape]

Take everything off, go to a bearing dist. They should be able to match everything. That way you can match it all, and buy the correct spares for the next time. If you grease it properly it should last many years, using the proper grease and the proper amount, you may never need to use the spares.

Happy Trails,

Paul

Dreamscape

The bearing distributors I used to deal with did not recommend we provide spares with the machinery we built. Their explaination was that the bearings would probably sit for many years before needed, and that the grease would seperate during that time.

Regarding spell check, it found two words incorrect in this message as I typed it which I have not corrected.They are explaination and seperate. Correct spelling is explanation and separate.
Richard

SMARTY PANTS, SHOWOFF

Seriously I think that is great, hope others will consider Firefox.

Paul

[H3Jim]

Last summer I had a bearing fail on an air-conditioner fan motor.  I was in northern Montana at the time, a long way away from any Prevost dealer.  I called the Prevost parts dept and they gave me equivalent bearing numbers for a major bearing mfg, and the local shop (in a town of about 25,000) had the correct bearing in stock.  way cool.

You might try them too.

[mc8 tin tent]

  AS always buy new extra bearings, this will guarantee you will never have any more problems with them again  just never leave them at home with out them or they will always fail
    Dwayne

[tekebird]

funny about not leaving home without the spares.  We collected a huge inventory of new parts for my 04 during the 30 years we owned it.......if I carried all the spares I thought I may need I would not have any room for anything else.

Spares I carry:  Headlights, marker light bulbs, Oil Filter, Fuel Filters, blower shaft

of course you full timers or snowbird types might carry a bit more.

but I have not really had any issues with finding things on the road.  Worst case they are an overnight shipment away

[buswarrior]

Be bold

Carry no spare parts.

Better inspiration to keep up with the preventive maintenance?

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[Barn Owl]

I would not carry those bearings as a spare as they are not an item that has a very high failure rate, especially if you do your preventive maintenance. Also, pillow block bearings are very common, and unless they are some sort of proprietary size that was made for that application, there should be no problem finding them.