Bearing puller for utility trailer
Hi, I recently got a free 4x8 utility trailer. I pulled apart the bearings and the grease that is still there is red and black and some shades of brown. One has some chips of metal in the dust cap....
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If you’re using it for local use only (can’t imagine big road trips with a tiny wheeled trailer), first clean it all out and see if there’s a real issue.
Next, unless the races are trashed or severely worn, you can likely leave them in and just slap new bearings in, if the bearings are bad.
If you need to remove the races, it’s easy with just common hand tools.
Heat the hub hit with a mapp gas torch. Knock the races out with a socket (like from your socket set) that just fits inside the bore.
Or loan a tool or buy a bearing/seal install kit. I’ve never done that but have replaced probably 100 different wheel bearing races with heat, the right size socket and a bfh.
Next, unless the races are trashed or severely worn, you can likely leave them in and just slap new bearings in, if the bearings are bad.
If you need to remove the races, it’s easy with just common hand tools.
Heat the hub hit with a mapp gas torch. Knock the races out with a socket (like from your socket set) that just fits inside the bore.
Or loan a tool or buy a bearing/seal install kit. I’ve never done that but have replaced probably 100 different wheel bearing races with heat, the right size socket and a bfh.
