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you got it!
Like I said befo..
Too much grease inside bearing buddies does not allow for any expansion of
hot grease and forces either buddies to fall off on road or inner seal to
come off hub. Too much grease puts outside pressure on buddies helping them
come off. Of course when the inner seal slides off you can't see it so you
assume it's still attached. It isn't and allows water into inner bearings.
Resist the urge to do one better and force too much grease into bearing
buddies.
The zerk fitting plate should not be all the way out against the stops! If it
is your buddies will pop off on the road.
BEst
SF
In a message dated 2/15/00 7:16:51 PM Pacific Standard Time,
tduke@rockbridge.net writes:
<< FWIW, I have Bearing Buddies. I have lost two.
A gent who has run a marina and sold trailerable boats most of his
life told my son to tell me that I was using TOO much grease. I
haven't lost any buddies since. He said too much pressure will pop the
bearing buddy off or break the seals. Too much grease will also cause
the bearings to HEAT UP. He says there are several different
qualities of seals. Buy the best.
He recommends bearing buddies with a reasonable squirt of grease. He
says the problem of too hot is normally only a problem for power
boaters, us sailors take enough time to rig to allow the bearing to
cool. Well, most of us anyway. I haven't figured out how to get from
the highway to the water in less than 45 minutes with headcall, ramp
payment, rigging, waiting for the jetskiers, etc.
<<SNIP>>
Ted Duke
WWPs19 #626 The Duchess >>
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