I (amost) always check the temperature of my trailer tires and bearings at
about 10 miles and again at about 50 miles, and then every time I stop for
any reason. I also check to see if the follower piston is still "tiltable".
If not I get out the grease gun and give it a bit of grease - see above. I
always carry a grease gun when I'm towing a boat
-----Original Message-----
From: happy life skills foundation <hapilife@efn.org>
To: BdeMent@aol.com <BdeMent@aol.com>
Cc: dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us <dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us>;
wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Sunday, September 05, 1999 02:08
Subject: Re: Bearing Buddies
>OK, so I'm getting ready to pull my potter the 300 miles to Seattle from
>Eugene.....thinking aboutj prepping the trailer. I figured to lift each
>wheel off the ground, shoot some grease in until a little oozed out the
>buddy.....? Any tips on how to lubricate the bearings without blowing the
>seals???? I appreciate any advice!
>
>Ken Silverman, soon to be on the North End of Lake Washington, sailing
>from Kenmore Aviation, home to seaplanes and several p-15's....
>
>On Sat, 4 Sep 1999 BdeMent@aol.com wrote:
>
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> West Wight Potter Website at URL
>> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>> In a message dated 9/4/99 9:32:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>> dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us writes:
>>
>> << Can you get more information as to *why* the mechanics blame the BB's?
>> >>
>> Simple: excessive grease pressure not only compresses the (bearing
buddies)
>> BB spring and 'oozes' out the little hole in the front, it also pushes
the
>> rear seal out of shape and splatters grease over the inside of the wheel.
>> Grease on the inside of the wheel should be a dead give away that the
seals
>> are shot. The BB's per se are NOT the problem. It's an operator problem
>> with the grease gun...
>>
>> Bill de Ment P-15 'Sukoshi', Eagle Idaho
>>
>