WHEEL BEARINGS
How often do you regrease your trailers wheel bearings? Thanks
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CKNSLS wrote:Lynnmor wrote:TSeck wrote:
I usually give the zerk fittings a shot of grease every year before the big trip.
In about 30 years you will have greased the outer bearing with 30 year old grease.
Doesn't the old grease exit the hub-with Bearing Buddys and the like?
clicky
clicky two
With Bearing Buddies, the only old grease that exits is thru the seal and on to the brakes.
With the system discussed here, grease is pumped into the rear bearing and then fills the cavity between the bearings, then out thru the front bearing. This takes a large amount of grease and you would have to pump till all of the current grease is flushed to get fresh grease in the front bearing. The whole idea makes no sense for a travel trailer with brakes. The hub and brakes need to be inspected regularly and all that grease is just an unnecessary waste and mess. Using just a few pumps does absolutely nothing for the front bearing.
