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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wa8yxm wrote:The only reason for bearing buddies is to accomodate the expansion and especially contraction when a bearing which has been getting warm traveling down the road gets dunked into cold water at the boat launch. They help to keep water from getting sucked in when the grease and air in the hub contract, by maintaining positive pressure.
THough I did my trailers by hand till I put on bearing buddies (only fill 'em half full that is until the piston moves out just about 1/3 to 1/2 the way)
THe "Theory" is the bearing packer tool gets more grease into the bearing..
They do nothing for travel trailers, unless you have an amphibious one.
