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| I remove and repack/replace my bearings every year, but how often and how much grease should I add throughout the year? It is a tuffy trailer. I do around 30 trips a year that are 200 miles round trip.thanks for any tips! |
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Location: Ohio | I think you're right on it. I've always heard 10,000 miles or annually. |
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| But as far as adding grease? No need? |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | I also remove and repack or replace each spring. It would be better done in the fall in case any water was present but I fish into Dec and don't get off on working on a trailer in the cold and sometimes snow. I don't add any grease throughout season and I DON'T BELIEVE IN BEARING BUDDIES.
Edited by horsehunter 8/28/2015 5:42 PM
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| I always thought you do more harm than good forcing more grease in. |
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Location: NE Ohio | repack every winter, then pump up the bearing buddies so the hubs full. then i watch to see if it goes in any during the season. if it does i put a couple of pumps in so it comes back out. haven't had any issues ever with this system. |
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Location: Aurora | pklingen - 8/28/2015 7:54 PM
repack every winter, then pump up the bearing buddies so the hubs full. then i watch to see if it goes in any during the season. if it does i put a couple of pumps in so it comes back out. haven't had any issues ever with this system.
You pump the spring loaded bearing buddies up full? |
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Location: Tinley Park, IL | I always repacked mine once a season but I have relaxed that after years of having my bearings look absolutely perfect when I repacked them. So now I'll go every two seasons. I make it a habit to check my wheels for heat after driving any distance and if they are ever hotter than normal I will repack immediately. I have been doing this for the last 5 years without any issues. I do have Buddy Bearings which I use.
This topic was recently put on another forum I frequent and I was AMAZED at the number of people that say they NEVER repack their bearings. Guys say they've had their boat 10+ years and never had an issue. That's pretty dumb IMO.
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Location: North Central IL USA | Sidejack - 8/28/2015 11:10 PM
pklingen - 8/28/2015 7:54 PM
repack every winter, then pump up the bearing buddies so the hubs full. then i watch to see if it goes in any during the season. if it does i put a couple of pumps in so it comes back out. haven't had any issues ever with this system.
You pump the spring loaded bearing buddies up full?
Doesn't that break the seal?
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | My gut instinct with what he stated was that he pumps them up so the spring has pressure on the system, which keeps the hub full.
Steve
I try to do every fall. Last thing I would ever want is to not replace, then find I had water in the hub, and the bearing and hub fail on a trip... Although I have the means with me to do a full repack on the road if needed, I'd much rather reduce that potential as much as I can.
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Location: NE Ohio | gregk9 - 8/29/2015 12:35 PM
Sidejack - 8/28/2015 11:10 PM
pklingen - 8/28/2015 7:54 PM
repack every winter, then pump up the bearing buddies so the hubs full. then i watch to see if it goes in any during the season. if it does i put a couple of pumps in so it comes back out. haven't had any issues ever with this system.
You pump the spring loaded bearing buddies up full?
Doesn't that break the seal?
VMS is correct and no it doesn't blow out the seal and never has. system full of grease = no room for water. grease leaking out means water leaking in. |
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| I always repacked very fall. Never had to replace a bearing doing this. Common mistake is to trust Bearing Buddies, and just pump grease in to them. The spring provides pressure supposed to prevent water from getting sucked in when submerged in colder water.
The newer(2000 Up?) Tuff Trails all have EZ Lube type axles. This is not a Bearing Buddy, and functions much differently. I periodically during the year give a a pump or two to see if any water comes out. If water does, I pump till it stops and just grease comes out. Wipe away the excess before replacing the rubber plug.
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| Thanks shep exactly what I was looking for. I knew they weren't buddy bearings and wasn't sure how to treat them |
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| Bought a new Shortland'r 3 years ago. Dealer at the time said to re-pack the bearings every third year. And to grease mid year (July-ish) if you've been dunking the trailer regularly the first half of Summer, then grease again in the Fall when winterizing (to get any water out). |
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