grease on TT brakes. what will happen?
I pulled my TT brake durms to inspect and repack the bearings. I was surprised to find a small amount of grease on the outside of the seal. Fortutaly there was no grease on the drum or business side o...
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In this case (my trailer) it was a far more efficient use of my time to repalce the entire brake assembly (on all 4 wheels) rather than spend a small fortune on brake cleaner and the time and effort, and subsequent mess I'd creat if i cleaned them.
The below is an example of what can eventually happen when someone continually pumps grease in using the zerk on the end of the axle - eventually the excess grease blows out the seal and contaminates the brakes. The previous owner os my race trailer thought all he needed to do was pump grease in every year. He was treating it like a boat trailer with Bearing Buddies.
The other 3 wheel positions were far worse than this one:
The below is an example of what can eventually happen when someone continually pumps grease in using the zerk on the end of the axle - eventually the excess grease blows out the seal and contaminates the brakes. The previous owner os my race trailer thought all he needed to do was pump grease in every year. He was treating it like a boat trailer with Bearing Buddies.
The other 3 wheel positions were far worse than this one:
