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11-04-2018, 12:22 PM
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Wolfpup owner
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Hendersonville,tn
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Where do I go to get travel trailer and brakes worked on
It is time to have my wheel bearings and brakes serviced on my Wolfpup trailer. No where can I find where I can take it besides a dealer. I am not doing it myself. There is tons of information about how to do it myself but nothing on what type of establishment I can take it to. So I take it to a tire dealer, car repair place, or what. There are a few in my area that have bays big enough to do the work.
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11-04-2018, 12:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nlparrott1212
It is time to have my wheel bearings and brakes serviced on my Wolfpup trailer. No where can I find where I can take it besides a dealer. I am not doing it myself. There is tons of information about how to do it myself but nothing on what type of establishment I can take it to. So I take it to a tire dealer, car repair place, or what. There are a few in my area that have bays big enough to do the work.
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Most areas have either a brick and mortar RV repair shop or a mobile RV repair service. Many truck repair places can also do RV bearings and brakes. A saw a few near you with a Google search for RV Repair. We had a mobile truck repair service do our brake/bearing after a failure on the road and the tech was very knowledgeable about electric brakes and trailer axles. Just call and ask if they do that kind of work.
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11-04-2018, 12:58 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
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We take ours to a place that makes cargo and commercial trailers.
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11-04-2018, 01:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Western Montana
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I always used Les Schwab. I imagine any compentent tire store could do that.
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11-04-2018, 02:09 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: North of Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AudiDudi
I always used Les Schwab. I imagine any compentent tire store could do that.
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"Competent" being the operative word. Les Schwab is a pretty reputable tire store and their mechanics are often well experienced.
Other's are less "competent" when it comes to mechanical services.
Most auto repair shops that focus totally on mechanical services can usually handle wheel bearing/brake service on travel trailers. No need to get in shop as they merely jack up and put on jack stands outside. In many ways I would prefer the auto repair shop to a tire store as most tend to have a higher skill level among their mechanics. Many tire stores tend to pay less which doesn't usually attract the higher skilled mechanics. Always exceptions but in my travels I found the exceptions to be few.
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11-04-2018, 02:33 PM
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Denver To Yuma In 90 Days
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Yuma, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AudiDudi
I always used Les Schwab. I imagine any compentent tire store could do that.
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No no no no no no no...
Did I say NO yet?
NEVER let a chain store tire shop do anything with grease or brakes...
And NEVER let them touch your alignment!
Chain tire stores will use a grease gun on your hubs when you aren't looking...
And they'll jack your trailers up by the axle unless you stand right there to make sure they don't and they will argue with you that they "do it every day with no problems"!
Well...it ain't their RV and they aren't with you 500 miles down the road when it explodes...
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11-04-2018, 02:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Western Montana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnD10
No no no no no no no...
Did I say NO yet?
NEVER let a chain store tire shop do anything with grease or brakes...
And NEVER let them touch your alignment!
Chain tire stores will use a grease gun on your hubs when you aren't looking...
And they'll jack your trailers up by the axle unless you stand right there to make sure they don't and they will argue with you that they "do it every day with no problems"!
Well...it ain't their RV and they aren't with you 500 miles down the road when it explodes...
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Never an issue with alignment, especially as it was a TT. And the Schwab I used removed the bearings and greased them by hand. Also did a good job adjusting the electric brakes. To each his own - I would never go to a dealer.
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11-04-2018, 02:51 PM
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Denver To Yuma In 90 Days
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AudiDudi
Never an issue with alignment, especially as it was a TT. And the Schwab I used removed the bearings and greased them by hand. Also did a good job adjusting the electric brakes. To each his own - I would never go to a dealer.
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Me either.
Every decent sized town has at least one axle dealer/repair shop or semi truck service shop...
That is where I go.
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11-04-2018, 03:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnD10
Me either.
Every decent sized town has at least one axle dealer/repair shop or semi truck service shop...
That is where I go.
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And if they don't there is most likely a Mobile Service that can come to you and do the work for a reasonable price. Since they work on RV's and not Geo Metro's or Volkswagens, they more likely than not know all the little issues associated with RV's.
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11-05-2018, 02:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Maurice, LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nlparrott1212
It is time to have my wheel bearings and brakes serviced on my Wolfpup trailer. No where can I find where I can take it besides a dealer. I am not doing it myself. There is tons of information about how to do it myself but nothing on what type of establishment I can take it to. So I take it to a tire dealer, car repair place, or what. There are a few in my area that have bays big enough to do the work.
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I think you can probably take it to any tire shop and they can work on the brakes and hubs outside if the weather cooperates.
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Originally Posted by doc73
We take ours to a place that makes cargo and commercial trailers.
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That would be another good location, IMHO
In either event Id insure they knew I wanted them removed, cleaned and regreased without using the zerk fittings on the axles
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11-05-2018, 03:11 PM
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Just A Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Flushing, Michigan
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I had a mobile RV repair company come to my house and do my wheel bearings and seals, adjusted brakes and rotated tires. They came out jacked up one side took apart and then went to buy parts needed. Came back in an hour and had it all done. $125.00 I thought that was a god deal.
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11-05-2018, 03:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Pensacola, FL
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11-05-2018, 09:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 280
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I've been ripped off so many times in the past by "repair" shops so if it is something simple, I'll do it myself. That way, if it fails, I have no one to blame but me. Drum brakes and bearings are fairly easy, just time consuming and dirty.
In the really near future when I get too old, I'll be training my son to do the repairs. He's quite handy with tools.
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11-05-2018, 09:25 PM
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Just as confused as you
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: south central Wisconsin
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I wonder if anyone with the easy lube axles have ever taken the grease zerks out and replaced them with a plug to keep service people from messing things up. I'm not saying all service people are incompetent. It's what I would do if I wasn't 100% confident in their abilities.
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11-05-2018, 11:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
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Second place we used for storage offered to do the bearings. We didn't stay there all that long and I didn't have them do any work. They also ran a car restoration business on-site, so they had all the needed tools.
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11-06-2018, 12:21 AM
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Senior Member
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Look for place that works on stock trailers and check for reviews. Since they must do good work to stay in business, that would be your best bet. I take our trailer to one across from a Pilot for repair and service. They have done excellent quality work. They service many of the local horse ranches around here who breed and train cutting and roping horses.
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11-06-2018, 04:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Worthington, MN
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I use our local Goodyear tire center. I suppose there are bad ones, but mine is great.
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11-10-2018, 05:27 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
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Great picture! Haha!
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