Bearings packed
Curious what it costs in your area to get double axle trailer bearings packed. I am in New England so especially interested in northeast cost. Not talking repairs to brakes, just a straight up pack th...
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I understand both systems very well. Hence the reason I agreed with you about the intended function of Bearing Buddies.
Now I’d never read the instructions for EZ Lube until now, so I stand corrected that EZ also ends up with a full hub of grease if used per their instructions. (Theoretically)
Maybe I wasn’t clear but what I was saying is even with or without any of the grease zerk devices, a hub does not need to be “full” to get grease to both bearings.
Centrifugal force while spinning combined with the grease heating up and becoming less viscous is the actual reason that bearings don’t run out of grease until there is just not enough left or it gets so old and crusty it quits working (like decades old stuff we’ve all seen it where the grease is actually cracked)
Either system can be used easily to freshen up the grease in a hub and add a little more for necessity or peace of mind.
But to do that requires one to have a little common sense and it helps to know about how much grease is already in there.
I don’t believe “full” hubs burn up bearings. But they do tend to push grease past the back seal and create more heat and friction.
Sort of off topic, I apologize, as the OP doesn’t care. He just wants to know how much the going rate is for someone else to pack his bearings.
Cheers!
Now I’d never read the instructions for EZ Lube until now, so I stand corrected that EZ also ends up with a full hub of grease if used per their instructions. (Theoretically)
Maybe I wasn’t clear but what I was saying is even with or without any of the grease zerk devices, a hub does not need to be “full” to get grease to both bearings.
Centrifugal force while spinning combined with the grease heating up and becoming less viscous is the actual reason that bearings don’t run out of grease until there is just not enough left or it gets so old and crusty it quits working (like decades old stuff we’ve all seen it where the grease is actually cracked)
Either system can be used easily to freshen up the grease in a hub and add a little more for necessity or peace of mind.
But to do that requires one to have a little common sense and it helps to know about how much grease is already in there.
I don’t believe “full” hubs burn up bearings. But they do tend to push grease past the back seal and create more heat and friction.
Sort of off topic, I apologize, as the OP doesn’t care. He just wants to know how much the going rate is for someone else to pack his bearings.
Cheers!
