Help with my wheel hub please

Godspeed999 wrote:

MFL wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
Here is yet another case where repacking the bearings did more harm than good. All that was needed was to lube the bearings with a gun and inspect the brakes. Instead repacking was done and caused problems and looks like what could be a major expense for the OP.

I have always said the same. Unless an owner truly knows what he is doing, or has a competent mechanic, that he trusts to do the job right, hand packing bearings is just too important to let the kid, with his cap on backwards, and his pants falling down, do this important task.

Jerry

Is that so? Interesting. I did find it curious that they cleaned them out and repacked them when there's a grease fitting right on them, but it sounded like a more thorough method of completing the job so I let them do it.

I'll stick to greasing them myself from now on. I can just squeeze new grease in and old grease/contaminants/water will be pushed out, correct?

Correct. Buy a $29.00 IR temperature gun at Harbor Freight. I check my hub temps at every stop. The hubs on the "sunny side" of the trailer will always run a little warmer. For some unknown reason(s)-some owners on here like to hand pack and mess with the tolerances when you can just use a grease gun. There are many videos online you can search to see exactly how the system works.