wheel maintenance

The Lippert video shows how to lubricate the axle/bearings, it does not show how to pack the bearings.  I'm not really sure that it necessary to REpack the bearings.  I did exactly what the Lippert video shows, 2000 miles later a bearing failed.  Could this have been prevented? Obviously, simply lubricating the bearings was not enough.  Probably the bearing was compromised at the time that I lubricated it.  It is likely that if I had actually removed the bearings I might have seen that one or more of the bearings was defective. For the minimal price of a new axle seal, you can actually remove the inner bearing, clean and inspect it and repack it.  Better, just replace the bearings--$15-$20.  None of this is rocket science.

I had a starcraft pop up until i just purchased a 2017.5 rp 172. I always worried about the bearings whenever i was traveling. I always monitored the temperature of the hubs whenever i stopped anywhere. I would simply touch the hub and see it it felt over warm. It should never feel hot, or even very warm. I went to lake george New York, about 4 hours drive, and when i stopped, the hubs felt almost the same as when its been parked for a week. Bearings won't normally just go, there will be gradual warning signs if you bother to read them. Heat is a very bad thing with bearings.