Monday, September 29, 2014

SAGA ENDED SUCCESSFULLY!!!

So, the saga finally ended successfully!!

This is what Duchess looked like at the last campsite. The rest of the stuff on the axle eventually came off and was completely replaced. The repair person was waiting for the electricity so he could use the air compressor to safely remove it and not damage the axle. By the way, the white truck in the background is part of the group trying to figure out the problem with the electricity at the campsite...

It took the electric folks two days to trace the problem but they finally did and corrected it.   We all thought that my converter was fried, but luckily, it wasn't and it works perfectly.

So after repairing the bad wheel, we checked the rest of the tires.   The bearings put on the back tires, both sides, on the new axle, were probably the cheapest ones the RV person had ever seen. And did not have enough, if any, grease.  As a matter of fact, the bearing on the opposite side had so little that when I rubbed my finger across it there was no grease on my finger!!!

The front two tires had excellent quality bearings and the right amount of grease. They probably were not checked by the company that replaced the back axle which meant that they were same two put on about 5,000 miles ago! I did have both replaced though.

I managed to take a few pictures after Duchess was repaired. A few flowers early in the day...



And the river...


And I am now at a campsite at Natural Bridge, Virginia. Duchess and Lady J traveled just fine. Tomorrow, Asheville, North Carolina for several days. I've never been to Asheville and am looking forward to seeing lots of things including the big estate.  I promise to share lots of pictures...

There's a new weekly journal prompt posted.   Maybe now that the wheel saga is over, I can work on some journal pages!  

Thanks for following the wheel bearing saga...
Talk to you tomorrow...