Trailer wheel bearing question?

scott helms · 06-22-2009, 05:29 PM

every year or 10,000 miles witch ever comes first,while sitting grease get dry or melts depending on climate.I do it at the start of every season

gmonde · 06-22-2009, 06:59 PM

one thing you mite want to invest in is a set of bearing buddys,they have a grease fitting that allows you to use a grease gun to pump grease in this way you can know there is grease in there ,still need to pull them apart once in a while to check things out gmonde

Bruce Schoenbaechler · 06-23-2009, 09:50 AM

Ditto on the bearing buddies...had them on my enclosed trailer for years, never had any problems with bearing failure. I do recommend that after they are seated in you use some silicone around the bearing buddy and the hub junction as a safeguard. I have seen the bearing buddies work loose and come out.

Phillip marvetz · 06-23-2009, 10:12 AM

You should only use the bearing buddies on axles that are meant to use them, They have a small hole drilled in the axle shaft to let the excess grease escape. If you dont have that relief hole you can push the seal out of the drum and then you have a mess and alot of dirt in your bearings.

Myron Piatek · 06-23-2009, 10:15 AM

* Be careful that you don't over-lube the bearing buddies. Otherwise the grease will seep into the drum and "lube" the brake shoes.

* There was an obvious increase in bearing life when I switched from conventional HD bearing grease to synthetic. (I use Amsoil - www.thelubepage.com

* Manually adjusting the trailer brakes on a regular basis will extend their life also.

06-22-2009, 05:29 PM	#1
scott helms Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pierre Part,la. Posts: 253 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Trailer wheel bearing question? every year or 10,000 miles witch ever comes first,while sitting grease get dry or melts depending on climate.I do it at the start of every season

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gmonde Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 615 Likes: 56 Liked 165 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Trailer wheel bearing question? one thing you mite want to invest in is a set of bearing buddys,they have a grease fitting that allows you to use a grease gun to pump grease in this way you can know there is grease in there ,still need to pull them apart once in a while to check things out gmonde

06-23-2009, 09:50 AM	#3
Bruce Schoenbaechler Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C. Posts: 33 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Trailer wheel bearing question? Ditto on the bearing buddies...had them on my enclosed trailer for years, never had any problems with bearing failure. I do recommend that after they are seated in you use some silicone around the bearing buddy and the hub junction as a safeguard. I have seen the bearing buddies work loose and come out. __________________ SCHOENY

06-23-2009, 10:12 AM	#4
Phillip marvetz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lynden ,WA Posts: 820 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Trailer wheel bearing question? You should only use the bearing buddies on axles that are meant to use them, They have a small hole drilled in the axle shaft to let the excess grease escape. If you dont have that relief hole you can push the seal out of the drum and then you have a mess and alot of dirt in your bearings.

06-23-2009, 10:15 AM	#5
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Trailer wheel bearing question? * Be careful that you don't over-lube the bearing buddies. Otherwise the grease will seep into the drum and "lube" the brake shoes. * There was an obvious increase in bearing life when I switched from conventional HD bearing grease to synthetic. (I use Amsoil - www.thelubepage.com * Manually adjusting the trailer brakes on a regular basis will extend their life also. __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing