Comments on: Work on your own rig and save money! http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/ Working to find the dream life. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Leonard http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-2427 Leonard Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:18:38 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-2427 All this rave about bearing buddies, but the only probelem with them is eventually you willl have grease shooting out the rear seal lubing up your brakes and then what! They are ok as long as you pay attention to the amount of grease that is already in the system. Many believe the grease vanishes into thin air I guess!!! All this rave about bearing buddies, but the only probelem with them is eventually you willl have grease shooting out the rear seal lubing up your brakes and then what! They are ok as long as you pay attention to the amount of grease that is already in the system. Many believe the grease vanishes into thin air I guess!!!

]]> By: How to Dewinterize and Prepare Your RV for Spring Travel http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1759 How to Dewinterize and Prepare Your RV for Spring Travel Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:38:22 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1759 [...] Make sure the lug nuts on all wheels are secure, check tires for cracks and other damage and confirm required inflation pressures. Trailers should have the wheel bearings repacked. [...] […] Make sure the lug nuts on all wheels are secure, check tires for cracks and other damage and confirm required inflation pressures. Trailers should have the wheel bearings repacked. […]

]]> By: akc http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1687 akc Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:56:28 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1687 Ahh yes I can see that many could over grease the BB and produce the issue you mention. As for doing it yourself, it's hard to find time and cars just keep getting more and more complicated. But I like to get get my hands dirty and I like knowing it's done right. If it's not done right, I have no one to blame but myself. This is especially true when it comes to my bikes, with nothing to protect you but your skill and a thin layer of leather, I take comfort in knowing I do all maintenance work. Thanks for the tip, looks like I will not put the BB's on my Chalet afterall :) Ahh yes I can see that many could over grease the BB and produce the issue you mention.

As for doing it yourself, it’s hard to find time and cars just keep getting more and more complicated. But I like to get get my hands dirty and I like knowing it’s done right. If it’s not done right, I have no one to blame but myself.

This is especially true when it comes to my bikes, with nothing to protect you but your skill and a thin layer of leather, I take comfort in knowing I do all maintenance work.

Thanks for the tip, looks like I will not put the BB’s on my Chalet afterall :)

]]> By: el jefe http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1681 el jefe Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:05:45 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1681 when i was working for cal-trans we found that the bearings were being over seviced & the grease would blow out the seal & render the brakes inoperable. the issue was resolved by banning the use of the brg. buddy, easier than trying to "educate" a lot of knuckle draggers! i commend anyone who undertakes his own maintenance these days! when i was working for cal-trans we found that the bearings were being over seviced & the grease would blow out the seal & render the brakes inoperable.
the issue was resolved by banning the use of the brg. buddy, easier than trying to “educate” a lot of knuckle draggers!
i commend anyone who undertakes his own maintenance these days!

]]> By: akc http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1680 akc Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:05:46 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1680 Not trying to argue with you, I totally agree I've cleaned and hand packed too many bearings. I was commenting on the "Grease Squirting" comment above. You can ask J&R I do all my own maint, almost 100k on my 2004 Honda VTX, 190k on my 1993 Chevy Z28 and I do all my own work. As for the trailer issue, that was my first boat/trailer, it was 2nd hand and I did not know much about trailer maint. at the time. Never had an issue post install of the Bearing buddies, and they are standard on most boat new trailers I see on the lots up here in NorCal (course I have not looked at new boats in the last year or two). Not trying to argue with you, I totally agree I’ve cleaned and hand packed too many bearings. I was commenting on the “Grease Squirting” comment above.

You can ask J&R I do all my own maint, almost 100k on my 2004 Honda VTX, 190k on my 1993 Chevy Z28 and I do all my own work. As for the trailer issue, that was my first boat/trailer, it was 2nd hand and I did not know much about trailer maint. at the time.

Never had an issue post install of the Bearing buddies, and they are standard on most boat new trailers I see on the lots up here in NorCal (course I have not looked at new boats in the last year or two).

]]> By: el jefe http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1677 el jefe Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:52:39 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1677 btw, if bearing buddies are so great ! why do you suppose the ca. dept. of transportation outlawed them about 15 yrs ago ? btw, if bearing buddies are so
great ! why do you suppose the ca. dept. of transportation outlawed them about 15 yrs ago ?

]]> By: el jefe http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1676 el jefe Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:46:35 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1676 the whole purpose of packing bearings is`nt just packing bearings!, it`s part of a preventive maintainance philosophy!, check brakes, brake lines & undercarriage of the unit. i don`t subscribe to "breakdown maintenance"!! the whole purpose of packing bearings is`nt just packing bearings!, it`s part of a preventive maintainance philosophy!, check brakes, brake lines & undercarriage of the unit. i don`t subscribe to “breakdown maintenance”!!

]]> By: akc http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1667 akc Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:10:28 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1667 Ya, I switched to the Bearing Buddy set up on the boat trailer years ago after installing with new bearings on the side of Hwy 5! Boat trailer bearings are prone to issues what with all the water they deal with and then sitting for the winter and rusting if not properly cared for. Not sure if these are great for a big rig like yours but I think I may put them on the Chalet :) http://www.bearingbuddy.com/ Ya, I switched to the Bearing Buddy set up on the boat trailer years ago after installing with new bearings on the side of Hwy 5!

Boat trailer bearings are prone to issues what with all the water they deal with and then sitting for the winter and rusting if not properly cared for. Not sure if these are great for a big rig like yours but I think I may put them on the Chalet :)

http://www.bearingbuddy.com/

]]> By: Jim http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1660 Jim Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:31:59 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1660 Better than having a grease and squirting some beer, I suppose. Better than having a grease and squirting some beer, I suppose.

]]> By: kale http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1659 kale Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:52:16 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2008/03/14/repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings/#comment-1659 Jim Jim Jim... Now if you had the "EZ" grease bearing nipples on those bearings...I'd would have seen you having a beer and giving them a "squirt" of grease! Oh...That reminds me that i need to have a beer...no i mean squirt some grease on my bearings before the next tow. Ahh maybe tomorrow but i'll grab a beer now! ;) All fun..That's why we have trailers...always watching, talk soon. Jim Jim Jim… Now if you had the “EZ” grease bearing nipples on those bearings…I’d would have seen you having a beer and giving them a “squirt” of grease! Oh…That reminds me that i need to have a beer…no i mean squirt some grease on my bearings before the next tow. Ahh maybe tomorrow but i’ll grab a beer now! ;) All fun..That’s why we have trailers…always watching, talk soon.

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