Back up bearing kit

midnightsadie wrote:
I carry a complete hub all put together , and filled with grease ,for my boat trailers ,keep in a plastic bag, ready to install. and the tools to change it. pull yours apart and get the inner and outer bearing numbers and the seal . any parts store should help you.

This is the best insurance policy. If you ever suffer a bearing failure on the road, or at speed, you will probably destroy the hub (or at least the races) as well in the process. It happened to me with our boat trailer. I was lucky enough to have been near a Tractor Supply that was open for another 30 minutes. I was able to buy a non-galvanized hub assembly to get us home and got a true replacement after we got home. Eventually I picked up a spare tire and hub carrier for the boat trailer. We always carry the old spare with our utility trailer now.

Don't forget a brass drift or hammer to remove old portions of the bearing. If they overheat during the failure, they have a tendency to seize onto the spindle.

On the subject of insurance against bearing failure, an IR or Laser thermometer is a great tool to check for abnormal wheel temps when you make stops.


OJ

In my own case I have found TT bearings impossible to find at Napa or anyplace except for a RV parts store.

Sure the right ones are, which is the point I was trying to make.

agesilaus wrote:
Your axles and hubs are probably Dexter you might want to check with them for the correct replacements. You can buy third party bearings but I would never think to buy them at a farm store. Those are probably intended for local use flatbed trailers or maybe horse haulers. I have bought replacement bearings at NAPA but I had the right part numbers.

BK

You probably know Timken bearings are good ones. I have to get that out in the open.

I carry a complete hub all put together , and filled with grease ,for my boat trailers ,keep in a plastic bag, ready to install. and the tools to change it. pull yours apart and get the inner and outer bearing numbers and the seal . any parts store should help you.

Your axles and hubs are probably Dexter you might want to check with them for the correct replacements. You can buy third party bearings but I would never think to buy them at a farm store. Those are probably intended for local use flatbed trailers or maybe horse haulers. I have bought replacement bearings at NAPA but I had the right part numbers.

BK