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Location: NorthCentral WI | Lol. That's never good.
Yea, be sure to inspect the axle and threads. If the hub assembly looks okay you can just buy a new bearing/race set. Be sure to pack the new bearings well with grease and replace the races inside the hub assembly (tap old out, tap new in).
Otherwise you can pickup a new hub assembly with the new bearings greased and loaded ready to just slide on.
Not very technical at all and I'd suggest anyone that owns a boat (or any trailer for that matter) should learn how to check and repack your bearings. If you're not sure what to do have a friend help you that has done it before. As good preventitive maintenance, I pull mine apart and regrease every spring and sometimes more often if I notice a seal has been blown. It's a greasy but simple job. |
