What do you actually check on a pre-trip inspection?

Dump pee bottle in the urinal while others look at me like a weirdo for not dumping it in the parking lot or sink.

Go back say good noone busted the headlights. Walk to airlines makes fist and bump em tighter. Do the ole get the golf ball out of the hole lean to see if some azzjole pulled the fifth wheel. Tires still there? Great. Lever down pins good? Great. Anyone break the seal and steal the junk? Hope they left me some cases. Dam nope still sealed. Guess I gotta drive.

No need to check the other stuff we did that at the fuel island on the post.

::Takes off and makes sure to repeatedly press off duty at all lights/signs until we get to the main stretch of road.::

Annn nd we off.

 

You’re doing better than most, keep it up. Ever time I’ve had hub leaks I smell it before I see it, usually on the inside.

 

I’d give you more then your asking price if that was covered in hub oil from the seal leak that caused the bent wheel.

 

Must be a high quality Bell+ Howard. Harbor Fright has them for 19.99 with a coupon.

 

Just gotta make sure you have fuel and you're good to go.

Wheel seals are pretty common failure, catch it before it causes a fire or loss of a wheel end.

 

Just need a bigger tube. And some flex seal. The tape and the spray. She’ll be good for awhile. or until the cops see. But don’t worry about that.

 

Just hauling spare parts there

 

Lock the power divider and keep on truckin'.

 

The outside is called the hub oiler. No moving parts.

You realize a lot of us (especially the older drivers) have a very hard time comprehending someone with your experience having zero clue about the basic structure of the wheel end? Intellectual curiosity never kicked in? Yes, I realize not everyone has mechanical aptitude, but after a million miles, you've never seen a wheel end apart?

 

Doesn’t have to be a seal failure to cause that. Hub bearing lock nuts coming loose is biggest cause. Left hand threads on left side and a simple fail safe cotter pin of days gone by pretty much made that a non issue 35- 40 plus years ago.