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| VMS - 11/7/2007 9:22 AM
That is why I would think of this as a small tool box type of thing.
I'm surprised that you wouldn't carry an extra bearing on a long trip, though... But then again, not everyone does a long trip either. I make one big trip (1000 miles one way with 40 of that on poorly paved dirt roads) and have seen plenty of bearings go down from losing the hub cup or bearing buddy... Not fun at all..
Steve
I understand the small toolbox thing. I have probably averaged 5-6000 miles per year on boat trailers for the past nearly 30 years. Ususally an annual trip to Canada. The only time I had a bearing problem(1983) was when I borrowed a boat, and the guy said he had just filled his bearing buddys. I made it as far as Marinette from Fond du Lac, on the way to Lake Nippissing. The races had welded themselves to the axle on both sides. A spare bearing would not have helped. Proper maintainance is the best spare. Losing a bearing buddy or cap should not spell doom, if there is not water in the hub.
Bearing buddys are not all they are cracked up to be. They serve a specific function, and that function is only to keep positive pressure on the seal, so that water doesn't get sucked in when the hot hub is immersed in water. That is it. They definately aren't meant to add lube and pack your bearings.
Edited by Shep 11/7/2007 10:14 AM
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