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kmh3212, Right on! I figure once a season for my part timer use is likely too frequent....but I do it anyway as I like to go on vacation to escape stress and often wonder too much about when I did 'em last. What I do is;
Pull each wheel, remove dust cap, cotter pin and discard, castle nut, washer and outside cone into coffee can of gasoline. Pull drum, blow out brake dust with air gun, note any ware of shoes and drum surface. Lay drum down in driveway put 3/4" 1 1/4 socket on extension backwards and use it to tap out inner cone and seal. Plunk them into coffee can too, clean all grease out of drum, inspect cups for wear, inspect cones for wear. Pack new grease into inner cone using glob in palm technique, wiping into backside of cone till it oozes out rollers, drop into cup, reinstall seal if on inspection looks good. Wipe off all grease from axle, inspect for any obnormal wear, install drum, repeat packing to outside cone, install w/washer and castle nut. Snug up assembly, spinning drum, back of a tad and drop in cotter pin, install dust cap, tire and spin again and check for play by tugging on it. Repeat 4x....Good to go for season. Been doing this for 23 years of RVing...did it prior to that under the guidance of my dad.
Chuck
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