Wheel Bearing Replacement Semi Trailer

Hello, I had a wheel seal go out on my semi trailer. The bearings didn't look too bad but it was a major seal leak so I decided to replace the bearings.

I decided to not replace the race when I installed the new bearings and now have the hub already installed. but now I'm reading that you should always replace the race when doing new bearings.

Is it okay to replace new bearings with an old race? or should I tear it all down again and start over?

 

That’s what I was hoping. It would be ideal to have replaced the races. But it’s already assembled now so hoping it won’t cause me an issue. I’m losing hundreds everyday from having my truck down. So maybe I will run on it and fix it when work slows down. As long as it’s safe. The races didn’t have any visible damage.

If I start over then I'm back to the parts store to get a new wheel seal.

I can’t find anyone to work on my truck around here. so I got to do my first hub seal replacement that turned into a brake job too.

 

only good news is that I’m 100% local. I should have some down time coming. But in middle of a big job when that seal let go. I get it… do it right the first time.

but you really think that thing is a risk to fly off the truck? I guess if you don’t pay attention to it.