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rtaylor0830
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Apr 26, 2014

Repacking wheel bearings

Hi this maybe a stupid question but when you repack your bearings how much grease do yo put on the races and spindle. Imake sure the bearings are packed very good and put a little grease on the races but I heard it does not have to be glob bed on for a land trailer is this true. I have the grease fittings on the hub but I do not like using them because I am scared of blowing the seal.

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  • I grease the bearings thoroughly, then grease the races and spindle lightly. No need for extra grease.
  • When I repack bearings I coat the "races" and "spindle" with a light coating grease before assembly. When trailer is moving all the grease stays with the bearings, so as long as bearing are packed right, there should be no problems.
  • There's probably a very good Youtube video showing this.