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Trailer hub question
How often should I check and grease the hubs on my trailer bc I've never check them since I got my boat in of May 2013 Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk |
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Depends on what type of hub you have. If it's the oil bath hubs very seldom check them. If you have the traditional style greased hubs I would check it often. Use buddy bearings if you don't already. After a somewhat long trip it's a good idea to touch the hubs to make sure they are not getting hot.
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Seen a boat on a trailer at the point ramp what look like his tire fell off his bearing it was setting on the ground with no tire
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I agree with Montauk17, grease them often and I feel the hubs every time we stop for gas. If they need grease or are going bad, you will know it when you feel it. I make one 10 hour drive to BL each year. I had a berring go completely out 2 hours into a trip on a Saturday, was fortunate to break down by a car service dealer open on Saturday. I now carry a box of 4 hubs with me and grease.
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just put a few squirts of grease in every couple of trips and check em for heat like everybody else said
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Be careful not to overfill using buddy bearings, it can push the seal off the back.
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What's the spring for in there. Is that something to look at? The further back is inside determines the amount of grease behind the hub.
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I put in a little grease every 4 or 5 trips [250+ miles]. |
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Cool. Thanks
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