Service Offering: Pack the Bearings On Your Trailer

January 28, 2022 | New Jersey

Why do you need to pack the bearings every 2 years or 2000 miles? After a year of using (or sitting), condensation leads to rust. Rust leads to scratches. And scratches lead to friction and eventual bearing failure. To pack the bearings, you just jack up the axle and safely support it. Remove the wheel and tire. Remove the dust cap. Remove the cotter pin. Back the retaining nut off and wiggle the hub assembly to loosen the outer bearing on the axle. Remove the retaining nut, washer, and outer bearing. Slide the hub assembly off the axle stub. Clean the brake shoes, backing plate, and axle stub so they are ready for reassembly. Knock the inner bearing and grease seal out of the hub. Clean the brake dust from the brake drum, and the grease and dirt from the hub. Clean ALL, I repeat, ALL the old grease out … Continued

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Service Offering: The Ready For Spring Package

January 16, 2019 | Connecticut

Imagine this scenario: It’s May. Your bags are packed. The cooler is full. You get in your motorhome…and the fridge doesn’t work. Or the hot water heater won’t light. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The Rayewood RV Service Department is offering a Ready For Spring Package. We’ll do a walk-through of your RV to test all the appliances. The package includes: Test the LP gas line for leaks, test fridge, stove, microwave, furnace, hot water heater. This should be done in February or March. By April, it may be too late, as we get jammed with work.To purchase this service, please call our office at 973-875-4961.

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New Service Offering: Start Your Engine and Generator, Keep Them Fresh

January 15, 2019 | New Jersey

Experts agree you should start an engine during storage to keep components lubricated and prevent the fuel from tarnishing and gumming up.Running the engine also keeps the RV batteries topped off.Our service department now offers this service. For $20, we will start your engine and let it run for approximately thirty minutes.For $20, we will run the generator with a load on it for approximately thirty minutes. (This service does not apply to 5th wheels and most covered RVs.)As a package, we will do both for $35.To purchase this service, please call our office at 973-875-4961.

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New Service Offering: Peppermint Spray To Keep Mice Out

January 15, 2019 | New Jersey

Worried about mice? There is no guaranteed solution. However, Rayewood RV Service has found success using a combination of peppermint oil and water.This is sprayed inside the RV in places where mice tend to enter (under sinks, behind couches).Our service department now provides this. For $79, we will spray the interior of your RV with peppermint oil two times this winter. (One time for $39.50)We cannot guarantee that mice won’t visit. But, in our experience, we have over 60 rentals sitting outside all winter that we spray, and using peppermint spray has reduced incidents of mice to almost nothing–for many years.To purchase this service, please call our office at 973-875-4961.

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