โAug-16-2014 06:26 AM
โAug-17-2014 05:04 PM
โAug-17-2014 05:02 PM
navy80to04 wrote:
Done. One tub and tube of grease of mobil 1 synthetic wheel bearing grease. 3 rolls of paper towels. 3 cans of break cleaner. 6 sets of inner and outer bearings with race and seals. The lisle 34550 handy packer worked great. Takes a tub of grease to fill. I cut 4 circles out of 3/8 steel pics later (i have a CNC plasma cutter 8x4 foot up to 1.5 inch thick steel. PartsAndAre.com to see pics). To fit for pressing in and out race.
I will each year pull off and repack bearings. Cost, 6 seals 15 bucks and a little grease i have. And time. Very easy now that i have new bearings in and handy packer to use. Gives me peace of mind pulling down the road.I WILL NEVER USE BUDDY BEARINGS OR AXLE GREASE FITTING. REPACK OR STAY HOME.I WILL NEVER USE BUDDY BEARINGS OR AXLE GREASE FITTING. REPACK OR STAY HOME. Just my view. Not for anyone else.
โAug-17-2014 02:23 PM
navy80to04 wrote:Better you than me. ๐
Done. One tub and tube of grease of mobil 1 synthetic wheel bearing grease. 3 rolls of paper towels. 3 cans of break cleaner. 6 sets of inner and outer bearings with race and seals. The lisle 34550 handy packer worked great. Takes a tub of grease to fill. I cut 4 circles out of 3/8 steel pics later (i have a CNC plasma cutter 8x4 foot up to 1.5 inch thick steel. PartsAndAre.com to see pics). To fit for pressing in and out race.
I will each year pull off and repack bearings. Cost, 6 seals 15 bucks and a little grease i have. And time. Very easy now that i have new bearings in and handy packer to use. Gives me peace of mind pulling down the road. I WILL NEVER USE BUDDY BEARINGS OR AXLE GREASE FITTING. REPACK OR STAY HOME. Just my view. Not for anyone else.
โAug-17-2014 02:01 PM
navy80to04 wrote:
I WILL NEVER USE BUDDY BEARINGS OR AXLE GREASE FITTING. REPACK OR STAY HOME. Just my view. Not for anyone else.
โAug-17-2014 01:53 PM
โAug-17-2014 11:11 AM
Lynnmor wrote:
This is one of the reasons that I keep a considerable distance from other trailers.
โAug-17-2014 11:01 AM
AH64ID wrote:
That's what I plan to do, just treat them like they aren't serviceable.
I am not sure they need to be done yearly, but I will probably pop the rubber boot off a few times a year for a peek in there.
The serviceable bearings on my truck are good for 20-30K miles before repack, there is no reason my trailer bearings can't be the same.
โAug-17-2014 07:01 AM
Peg Leg wrote:There's no reason to do this unless the spindle/shaft is too worn to allow for proper fit of the bearing. Even then it is only a doofer, some places will do that if they can't knurl the shaft. If you have to dimple the shaft to get the bearing to fit then it's time to replace the shaft/spindle.
Ping the spindle very lightly with the punch. I've like to hit top, bottom, front, back and then one in between. Think of a compass, N, NE, E, SE, S, ect.
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โAug-16-2014 04:49 PM
navy80to04 wrote:
I think it was for the spindle not bearing. The new bearings fit to good to mess with anything. No pinging for me.
โAug-16-2014 02:21 PM