I learned alot from your video. I just bought my first popup for my kids and I. We are excited to use it in summer of 2021. All winter I will be remodeling the inside. Thanks for posting videos for us momma's to learn on our own. We appreciate you!
Thanks for watching and for commenting! Just remember to put everything back the way it comes off. There are times I video myself taking thing apart so I can see if I put it back together right. 🤦♂️ If it looks bad, replace it. And at any time if you don’t feel comfortable, call a professional.
FYI to people who want to do this themselves; now may be a good time to replace the bearing seals as well if you're unsure how long it's been since they were replaced or if there is grease leaking from the hub cover or rear seal. While re-using a cotter pin is common practice, inspect it closely for metal fatigue at the points where the pin bends. The price of a new cotter pin is miniscule compared to having a wheel fall off at 70mph on a busy freeway - (think liability). Also found it interesting that this 2004 Flagstar doesn't use a washer between the outer bearing and the castle nut like the 2002 does.
Thanks for watching, and for the great and useful comment. I would love to go back and revisit this flagstaff, but it was traded off on a new camper. Thanks again!
I know this is an old video, but there should have been a grease seal on the back of the hub. with a screwdriver you should have removed that seal and replaced it. The bearing would then just pull out with out hammering it out the other direction. You could have damaged that bearing. After you greased the bearing and put grease on the race and inside of the hub. Lay the bearing on the race.Then should have reinstalled the grease seal.
So I've never done this before and it looks pretty easy if you are mechanically inclined. Only thing is...why did you not show the back bearing packing and positioning? Is it the same process as the front? Does the "cone" go toward the outside in mirror image of the outer bearing cone facing inward?
buttwheat75 It is the same as the front just basically backwards. It goes back in the same way it comes out. And for some reason I didn’t have the camera on when I put the back bearing in. Didn’t know until every thing was over and I was editing the video. Thanks for watching!
Andrew Parker that’s really going to depend on the camper. I put this one right on the bottom of the spring where the axle met the spring. I’d go outside and look at it again, but I traded it off this past spring for a new camper. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Oil and grease will degrade from just sitting around, especially if it is in sunlight or higher heat from sunlight. My rule of thumb is every other season or 3000 miles, which ever comes first.
As I recall, their was not a seal or washer on the back. The back washer was held in place by friction inside the hub. Unfortunately I’m not able to go out and check either, I traded the pop up on a new camper earlier this spring. But again, as close as I can remember, the bearing was held in place by friction inside the hub. I simply packed, then replaced the bearing and tapped it into place. I wish I had it on the video, but for what ever reason I didn’t record that part. Hope this helps, and thanks for watching..
just bought a 2004 Viking saga 1906 st seller indicated he just did a new grease pack and grease shot out from the rubber cap on the freeway. Can I just remove and replace the cap or should I take the bearing out and redo the whole thing? Is this an item I can find at ORiley's?
A common mistake in packing a bearing is thinking that u have to fill the entire cavity with grease. You don’t. You can probably get away with just reseating the cap back on, but I would look at it very closely before I did. One thing I’ve learned is no one ever does a good a job as me.
I’m afraid I do not. I did not film the replacement. I did not replace it in a conventional way. Instead of using wood with an aluminum covering, I went to Lows and bought a piece of PVC board. A few cuts and trim later, I installed it. It was a little thicker, and so stuck out more, but it worked. I no longer have the pop up camper so I can’t show the work. Thanks for the comment and for watching!
How often should you replace the grease in the bearings I have a pop-up camper I bought two years ago and have never done it yet. Also it looks like there's grease that leaked out around the cat on the one side of my camper does that mean that the bearings could be gone or something?
As a rule of thumb, I say re pack your bearing every 3,000 miles or every other season. Which ever comes first. And “liquid” grease that escapes out of the hub on one side or the other means the grease is starting to break down. Your bearings should be fine. If they were bad you would hear more of a grinding sound when rotating the wheel. But it seems like it’s time to repack those bearings.
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This is exactly what I needed to see. I waited too long to get it into a service station now I will do it myself.
I learned alot from your video. I just bought my first popup for my kids and I. We are excited to use it in summer of 2021. All winter I will be remodeling the inside. Thanks for posting videos for us momma's to learn on our own. We appreciate you!
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching! Have a great time in your adventures!
I hear ya! Just finishing up remodelling mine and need to do this and had no clue! Thanks so much !
Good job! Thanks for showing us how!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video, very much appreciated. Just about to pull my trailer out of storage and wanting to diy my bearings
Thanks for watching and for commenting! Just remember to put everything back the way it comes off. There are times I video myself taking thing apart so I can see if I put it back together right. 🤦♂️ If it looks bad, replace it. And at any time if you don’t feel comfortable, call a professional.
FYI to people who want to do this themselves; now may be a good time to replace the bearing seals as well if you're unsure how long it's been since they were replaced or if there is grease leaking from the hub cover or rear seal. While re-using a cotter pin is common practice, inspect it closely for metal fatigue at the points where the pin bends.
The price of a new cotter pin is miniscule compared to having a wheel fall off at 70mph on a busy freeway - (think liability). Also found it interesting that this 2004 Flagstar doesn't use a washer between the outer bearing and the castle nut like the 2002 does.
Thanks for watching, and for the great and useful comment. I would love to go back and revisit this flagstaff, but it was traded off on a new camper. Thanks again!
Fantastic video Tutorial. I'll be working on my 1996 Flagstaff by Cobra Pop Up this month.
Glad this will help! Thanks for watching!
Very good video
Good educational video.
I know this is an old video, but there should have been a grease seal on the back of the hub. with a screwdriver you should have removed that seal and replaced it. The bearing would then just pull out with out hammering it out the other direction. You could have damaged that bearing. After you greased the bearing and put grease on the race and inside of the hub. Lay the bearing on the race.Then should have reinstalled the grease seal.
Thanks my guy!
So I've never done this before and it looks pretty easy if you are mechanically inclined. Only thing is...why did you not show the back bearing packing and positioning? Is it the same process as the front? Does the "cone" go toward the outside in mirror image of the outer bearing cone facing inward?
buttwheat75 It is the same as the front just basically backwards. It goes back in the same way it comes out. And for some reason I didn’t have the camera on when I put the back bearing in. Didn’t know until every thing was over and I was editing the video. Thanks for watching!
I’m sure u probably have to hammer it back in. Would have been nice to see that part
Thanks.
This is a very helpful video. Thank you for sharing! What's the proper placement for the jack to lift up the camper? Thank you in advance.
Andrew Parker that’s really going to depend on the camper. I put this one right on the bottom of the spring where the axle met the spring. I’d go outside and look at it again, but I traded it off this past spring for a new camper. Thank you for watching and commenting.
great video I have a question should I grease these every so many miles or grease every couple years
@@countryjim100 depends on how much you use it. I did mine every 3k miles or every other year Which ever came first. Usuallly every other year.
@@NorthCentral I appreciate it it looks like I will be doing it every two years
How often does this need to be done? We bought ours used two years ago and have only used twice. Probably about 1500 miles.
Oil and grease will degrade from just sitting around, especially if it is in sunlight or higher heat from sunlight. My rule of thumb is every other season or 3000 miles, which ever comes first.
Did you have to remove a seal at the rear of the hub, before you knocked out the rear bearing?
As I recall, their was not a seal or washer on the back. The back washer was held in place by friction inside the hub. Unfortunately I’m not able to go out and check either, I traded the pop up on a new camper earlier this spring. But again, as close as I can remember, the bearing was held in place by friction inside the hub. I simply packed, then replaced the bearing and tapped it into place. I wish I had it on the video, but for what ever reason I didn’t record that part. Hope this helps, and thanks for watching..
At 6 minutes it looks like either the bearing and seal are stuck together or the bearing had a built in seal
just bought a 2004 Viking saga 1906 st seller indicated he just did a new grease pack and grease shot out from the rubber cap on the freeway. Can I just remove and replace the cap or should I take the bearing out and redo the whole thing? Is this an item I can find at ORiley's?
A common mistake in packing a bearing is thinking that u have to fill the entire cavity with grease. You don’t. You can probably get away with just reseating the cap back on, but I would look at it very closely before I did. One thing I’ve learned is no one ever does a good a job as me.
I need to do mine also. Do you have a video on doing your side of the pop up? What was the siding that you used and where did you get it?
DO you have a video of the top replacement repair you did?
I’m afraid I do not. I did not film the replacement. I did not replace it in a conventional way. Instead of using wood with an aluminum covering, I went to Lows and bought a piece of PVC board. A few cuts and trim later, I installed it. It was a little thicker, and so stuck out more, but it worked.
I no longer have the pop up camper so I can’t show the work.
Thanks for the comment and for watching!
How often should you replace the grease in the bearings I have a pop-up camper I bought two years ago and have never done it yet. Also it looks like there's grease that leaked out around the cat on the one side of my camper does that mean that the bearings could be gone or something?
As a rule of thumb, I say re pack your bearing every 3,000 miles or every other season. Which ever comes first. And “liquid” grease that escapes out of the hub on one side or the other means the grease is starting to break down. Your bearings should be fine. If they were bad you would hear more of a grinding sound when rotating the wheel. But it seems like it’s time to repack those bearings.
how do you clean the bearings before repacking them?
I don’t clean the bearing, I repack them with new grease.
What kind of grease do you use?
High temperature.
Does anybody know the part number for a new bearing assembly for this exact camper? Thank you!
Sorry my guy. I actually sold this pop up camper about 2 years ago. So no, I don’t have a part #.