Ted Boyer is right of course, IF the bearings are clean and IF
you have Bearing Buddies and IF you keep them greased you
should have NO problems for years. IF NOT, think about
checking them out. I happened upon a guy with a derelict boat
on a derelict trailer that had busted a bearing and dumped the
boa on a busy street near the city. Not a fun happening.
Ted DUKE
theodore f. boyer wrote:
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> Dear Stephen,
> Check with IM they sell the automatic bearing greasers for our trailers and
> they work very well. Your trailer may have come equipped with them.
> Generally they come with a black rubber cover on the hubs which you remove
> and underneath the cover is a zirk type of grease gun fitting. You attach
> a grease gun to, filling so that the spring pressure in the grease buddy
> system constantly supplies the grease pressure into the bearings. The
> positve grease pressure tends to keep dirt and water out, which would cause
> rust and wear to the bearings. This is a simple and useful maintenance
> anyone can do.
> Ted-Milwaukee WWPotter19 "Sea Breeze"
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> Stephan Marceau wrote:
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> > All this talk about when to repack and regrease etc, got me a little
> > nervous.
> > Not being terribly mechanically inclined (yet), have the following DUMB
> > questions:
> > - How are cars set up so that this is not a worry?
> > - Can it be done to a trailer at a decent price?
> >
> > I know there are no such things as a dumb questions, only dumb
> > answers!!! But right now I
> > feel dumb about this...Please enlighten!
> >
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> > Stéphan Marceau
> > smarceau612@sprynet.com
> > P19 #612 Marsail
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