Repacking your boat trailer bearings is the best way you keep your trailer rolling smooth. How To Repack (Re-grease) Boat Trailer Bearing Remember that sitting on top of that old trailer is your precious boat, taking good care of the trailer will ensure that you can tow your boat to and from the water without any incidents. This is why these types of trailers require service and inspection more often. Unlike regular trailers, boat trailers get submerged in water on regular bases. Manufacturers recommend to remove old contaminated grease from the hub and repack with new grease instead of just adding more. So how often to grease boat trailer bearings? Every 3,000 to 3500 miles or annually, whichever comes first.
Here I have compiled all the information you’ll need to take good care of your boat trailer bearings. I had this happen to me and would want you to learn from my mistake. The thing is that, if not maintained regularly and properly, a faulty or seized bearing can ruin your weekend. I put the wheel back on and then then tighten it up the adjuster nut so the wheel moves freely but as little side play as I could get away with and then put the cotterpin back in and splay the ends of the pin out so it can't move or fall out.Boat trailer bearings are often under looked or forgotten. If you have a leaking rear seal all this will be for nought, as a couple of times launching and then there's water in there again. Then put the BB back on and give it a few shots of grease to top it up. I used to take the wheel off and then take the entire housing off.and then clean everything and repack the bearings and then before putting the Bearing buddy back on, put grease in the cavity by hand so that everything is lubed well but not overpacked. You can replace the rear seals.pretty easy if you know what you're doing. I've had where the rear bearing is completely eaten out rotted and kaput (because of the leaking seal) and yet the front was perfect. The rear seals are the weak point on the grease-type axle housings. I think it's the "moly" you can't mix with others. There are a couple of kinds of grease and you can't mix and match 's either one or the other. I used the high pressure"waterproof" axle grease as opposed to the generic variety. It's not complicated but it can be messy. I used to take mine apart annually and sometimes twice a year. If it's overloaded with grease you can heat up your bearings too quick. Thing is.you don't want to keep pumping the unit full of grease in attempt to "block" all water out. If water stays in there for awhile the grease will turn a different puky color. Usually it's the rear seal and bearing that go first.Water gets in back there but you look at the front and it all looks ok.
I had trailers with Bearing Buddy system on them for a long time.
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