Pack bearings - by hand or by tool?
Ok, so just because I stick to old school on nearly everything, just because "that's how I was taught"... after packing the bearings on my 5th wheel yesterday (yes, it has EZ Lube axles and no, I don'...
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I watched a couple of videos while looking at bearing packing tools last night. My initial thought was "I can be done packing that by hand by the time they get done monkeying around with the setup, connecting the grease gun and pumping it all in".
And the "forces the old grease out" thing ... yeah, I think I would rather clean and inspect it manually first.
But, last year when I went to my trailer supply place for new seals, the counter guy said "if you bring your bearings with you, we'll pack them for you free." Of course, I remembered that as I was standing at the counter for seals again this year without the bearings.
Which brings up another question - do you religiously - ok, stubborn and bull-headed, maybe? :) - keep the bearings matched to each hub and matched to each spindle when you do yours?
and finally - I scratched my head a little (figuratively, since I had a handful of grease), as I heard my dad's voice asking me what I was doing ... we ran a fleet of trucks, trailers of all kinds, and equipment for power line construction and never that I recall, did annual bearing repacks.
And the "forces the old grease out" thing ... yeah, I think I would rather clean and inspect it manually first.
But, last year when I went to my trailer supply place for new seals, the counter guy said "if you bring your bearings with you, we'll pack them for you free." Of course, I remembered that as I was standing at the counter for seals again this year without the bearings.
Which brings up another question - do you religiously - ok, stubborn and bull-headed, maybe? :) - keep the bearings matched to each hub and matched to each spindle when you do yours?
and finally - I scratched my head a little (figuratively, since I had a handful of grease), as I heard my dad's voice asking me what I was doing ... we ran a fleet of trucks, trailers of all kinds, and equipment for power line construction and never that I recall, did annual bearing repacks.
