I use regular bearing grease on the hitch ball on my truck, and cover it with a purpose hitch ball grease cover, keeps the ball clean, and grease from getting rubbed off. For the stabilizers, I use a spray lube designed for industrial equipment (tractors) turnbuckles and cables. It is similar to chain lube, but has a…
Likely there is no damage to the wheel bearings. The shiny parts are actually part of the wheel and have no function besides looking good. The part with the rubber center is the actual cover of the bearing and is normally attached to the brake drum/hub. I'd take the wheel off, feel if there is any play in the bearings and…
What puzzles me is that If I don't disassemble the rear bearings, do I need to replace the bearing seal? It sounds like every time the hub is removed, the bearing seal needs to be replaced too. Have you removed the hub without replacing the seal? Do you think keeping the existing bearing seal without unpacking will lead to…
I have the laser heat monitoring device to check my wheel bearings but how hot is “hot”? If they get too hot, besides letting them cool down, then what? Does that mean you have to grease your bearings before moving? I’m afraid one day I’ll get a hot reading in the middle of a trip and have no idea what to do.
What started as just adding grease through the grease zerk, turned into a full repacking session. Both wheels on our 2 year old Outback had some play, drivers side a bit worse than the passenger side. I'm guessing there's no more than 3000 miles on the trailer. The drivers side needed to move about 3 notches to take out…
That's a much better image. It does not look like you have anything to worry about. It's now clear that the piece you were asking about is the cotter pin and it is possible to see that it's in place as it should be. If you are not comfortable with what you are doing it is a really good idea to have a mechanic look it over,…
Key point. "we bought this used" "we have not idea how many miles are on it". Starting with that and the knowledge that you plan to haul cross country you should not assume anything about the maintenance that has been done on the trailer up until you owned it. If it was used a lot or if it sat for a while it is due for…
Pumping grease into the hub to service bearings is like brushing your teeth with your mouth closed. If you scrub away at your lips long enough, a little toothpaste is bound to squeeze in, but it does nothing to rid your teeth of the stuff you need to get rid of. The only proper way is to pull the bearings, clean out the…
I'm hoping the voting will show folks don't repack their bearings every single year, as long as they do the EZ-lube grease replacement every 6 months or so...