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Old 05-28-2016, 06:56 PM
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Never did it myself. Watched utube vid. Does not look hard and I am not a mechanical idiot. I feel I should be able to do it myself and save some bucks.

Do most of you pay to have it done or DIY?
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Never did it myself. Watched utube vid. Does not look hard and I am not a mechanical idiot. I feel I should be able to do it myself and save some bucks.

Do most of you pay to have it done or DIY?

most newer trailers you no longer have t remove the bearings to repack.
all you have to do is fill through the grease fitting.
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Old 05-29-2016, 04:27 PM
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I do mine myself. Use a quality grease. The key is not to over tighten the nut and put too much preload on the bearings. I tighten the nut to set the bearings and then back off slightly. The wheel should spin freely with no drag but you shouldn't be able to rock the wheel on the spindle either.
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FWIW...I've lost a wheel due to my own neglect. Never again!

Have a newer trailer now, and like Hammer said, you can pump the grease thru the fittings to pack them w/o pulling them apart.

Me? I pull everything apart every spring. b 4 seals and grease cost 20 bux,

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I have the fitting in the middle of the hub as mentioned. Taking the boat when I move to Florida in six weeks. I'm going to try and change the bearings myself before I go. I guess it can't hurt. Does not look like rocket science. Thanks for the heads up on not over tightening.
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A few things I've read which make sense.
- Make sure the grease fills up the hub and buddy bearing this helps water from getting in. When greasing, do it once cold, run the trailer to get them hot and do it again to be sure as much air is displaced as possible.
- If launching in salt water, use marine grease.
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2 things I learned from my father:

1) slowly tighten the nut until the wheel stops spinning (don't crank on it) and then back off a 1/4 turn and pin it.

2) Bearing buddy's do not grease the bearings. It simply attempts to provide a seal to keep water from getting in. When you pump new grease into the BB, it does not introduce any new grease into the bearing itself.

Repacking the bearings is a rite of spring. I'm a big fan of this little device:

Lisle 34550 Handy Packer Bearing Packer

Makes the job just a little less messy.
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Old 06-02-2016, 09:30 PM
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It's not a hard job. If you have to replace the race it's a little more time consuming.
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Old 06-23-2016, 05:24 PM
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I have the fitting in the middle of the hub as mentioned. Taking the boat when I move to Florida in six weeks. I'm going to try and change the bearings myself before I go. I guess it can't hurt. Does not look like rocket science. Thanks for the heads up on not over tightening.
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Exactly how to install. But I disagree about the Bearing Buddies.

In my 30 years of trailering I swear by the buddies.

The bearing buddies if working correctly are spring loaded and push the axle grease against the bearings. They may prevent water intrusion but do much much more. In fact when you are loading them via grease gun you will see the spring loaded front surface rising towards you.

As long as you don't over load them with grease and blow out the back seals they work great for years and years.

I top them off every 2nd or 3rd trip. Knock on wood and BB's never failed me since I started trailering in the Summer of 1982.

If working properly they make axles worry free with minimal maintenance. 30 years and multi 100,000 miles of use prove it.

Of course there is the labor intensive way re-packing them too. What the bearing buddy does with its spring packing you can do by hand too. I'd rather use a motor to move my boat, than get the sense of accomplishment from rowing there. LOL



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2 things I learned from my father:

1) slowly tighten the nut until the wheel stops spinning (don't crank on it) and then back off a 1/4 turn and pin it.

2) Bearing buddy's do not grease the bearings. It simply attempts to provide a seal to keep water from getting in. When you pump new grease into the BB, it does not introduce any new grease into the bearing itself.

Repacking the bearings is a rite of spring. I'm a big fan of this little device:

Lisle 34550 Handy Packer Bearing Packer

Makes the job just a little less messy.
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