2018 NuCamp Axle Hubs

GatorEgg
GatorEgg Posts: 482
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Since I've been trailering boats and "things", maybe 35 years, I've always carried a spare hub and bearings with me.  Usually mounted with the spare on a mount on the trailer tongue.  I'd like this to be my next project this weekend before setting off across country.  Could anyone tell me what hub/bearing, part #, we have on our 2018 NuCamp Boondock axle?  Thanks.
2022 TAB 400 Boondock, 2019 Toyota Tacoma Sport 4x4
2018 TAB 320 Boondock (previous)
Odessa, Fl.  

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  • Tundra57
    Tundra57 Posts: 640
    How often should you grease the bearings? Is it a strip down job or is there a grease nipple? I have a 2019 tab 400 boondock lite.
  • Cbusguy
    Cbusguy Posts: 771
    edited July 2019


    @GatorEgg your best bet would be to email parts@nucamprv.com for the correct part numbers.   Be aware it took them 3 days to respond.

    Edit removed incorrect info.
    2009 GMC Canyon,   3.7 liter 
    2020 320s Boondock lite, With Lots of mods
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    edited July 2019
    @Tundra57,

    It appears the 400 has the zerk fittings and you can lube them just like the 320s. 

    Recommendation is to lube with a lithium based complex at 12,000 miles or annually - whichever comes first.  Be aware, Dexter uses the term "repack" with the zerk fitting to mean relube - not remove the hub and manually repack.

    https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/8357/tab-400-wheel-hubs

    This from the unoffical nuCamp TaB 400 Manual by member @Awca12a:
     
    TIRES & BRAKES & WHEEL HUBS BEARINGS Wheel bearings need to be properly maintained and these two videos will help you do that. The Dexter approved greases are listed below and nüCamp uses the Valvoline product. It is important to follow these recommendations because it isn’t the grease that provides the lubrication but the oils inside the grease. Grease is just the carrier for the oil. Most bearing failures can be attributed to either too MUCH, too LITTLE or the WRONG type of grease. ** Very Important ** Don’t mix greases. If you add additional grease, it must be the same brand otherwise the bearing must be cleaned and then repacked. Contamination resulting from mis-matched greases may cause grease failure.

    Bearing Maintenance Video: https://youtu.be/GnH-h3W9XvI
    Hub Lubrication Video: https://youtu.be/WzW1kK8oWkc
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Cbusguy
    Cbusguy Posts: 771
    Top video is the way I always did it.   I did not receive a dexter manual in the new trailer literature package.  Now I need to pull off the wheel to see if I have a grease zerk in the hub.


    I always put bearing buddy's on my boat trailers.   
    2009 GMC Canyon,   3.7 liter 
    2020 320s Boondock lite, With Lots of mods
  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Posts: 6,424
    Straight from nuCamp:

    https://youtu.be/CUICcmKVj4w

    2021 T@b 320 Boondock "Mattie Ross" | 2021 T@b Nights: 239 | Total nights in a T@b 455 | 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland | T@b owner since 2014

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