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Posted by: Bing
bearing buddies are great
if your the type who maintains/pretrips your stuff anyway,,,,,then probably not necesary
they help on the smaller donut high rpm wheels,,,,,,especially when your going 90 for 5 hours with an overloaded trailer
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
they help on the smaller donut high rpm wheels,,,,,,especially when your going 90 for 5 hours with an overloaded trailer
Now Bing, who would do something like thathr>
No, but I'm usually the guy that helps the stranded person. My buddies used to make the friday night runs up to Maine from CT with those little trailers,,,,and they like to drive fast. They never had much troubles after they installed the buddies.
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
they help on the smaller donut high rpm wheels,,,,,,especially when your going 90 for 5 hours with an overloaded trailer
Now Bing, who would do something like thathr>
No, but I'm usually the guy that helps the stranded person. My buddies used to make the friday night runs up to Maine from CT with those little trailers,,,,and they like to drive fast. They never had much troubles after they installed the buddies.
Bing, I didn't mean you were doing that. I was referring to people in general. I hear what your saying, though. I have friends that do the same thing, with small trailers and large trailers, They are known to be on the side of I-5 with axle problemshr>
being curbside hundreds of miles from home with a $5 bill in your pocket,,,,,,will usually smarten a fella up
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
they help on the smaller donut high rpm wheels,,,,,,especially when your going 90 for 5 hours with an overloaded trailer
Now Bing, who would do something like thatBR>
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
they help on the smaller donut high rpm wheels,,,,,,especially when your going 90 for 5 hours with an overloaded trailer
Now Bing, who would do something like thathr>
No, but I'm usually the guy that helps the stranded person. My buddies used to make the friday night runs up to Maine from CT with those little trailers,,,,and they like to drive fast. They never had much troubles after they installed the buddies.
Bing, I didn't mean you were doing that. I was referring to people in general. I hear what your saying, though. I have friends that do the same thing, with small trailers and large trailers, They are known to be on the side of I-5 with axle problems
Posted by: rescuediver
I think blown seals are from, too much grease, being pumped into the bearing buddiesthen, anything else. Only need a pump or two of grease, especially if, you grease periodically.
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
being curbside hundreds of miles from home with a $5 bill in your pocket,,,,,,will usually smarten a fella up
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LOLThey must of had a few $5 bills in their pocketBased on their history
Posted by: OutRacing
Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there could tell me, I have a trailer with dexter 3500 pound axles, what bearing buddies would I need? Also, I have the easy lube system, I have herd lots of good things and bad things about bearing buddies when using the e-z lube. Are they a good investment, or a bad idea? I haul my trailer alot, and I am super lazy, I don't like greasing the bearings all the time. Any input would be wonderful! Thanks everyone!
Posted by: OutRacing
Well, I have herd (don't know if it is true or not) that hearing buddies when the grease gets hot they don't allow it to go anywhere. Thus blowing a seal, or just leaking from a seal and it will get on the brake rotors, or drums and cause major problems.
Posted by: OutRacing
Well, my trailer is equiped with e-z lube, so, if I pump and pump on my grease gun, I am just wasting grease cause it comes out the front. Problem is, I don't like to do it. I have to take the tires off so that I can pull that little beauty ring thing and pop off the cap in the center. Then I can grease. If I was to just not fill them all the way, would that work? Then the grease would have some place to go.
Posted by: mstrquad
take them a part to grease them. you do not get grease in to the bearing with then there to push out water on boat trailer. you should grease once a year. take me 11/2 hours to do my toy house. this way y ou look at the bearing to see if there good.
Posted by: 20045SP500HO
I use bearing buddies on my two trailers ... one is now over 10 years old and has around 100,000 miles! I do change the bearings every other year and use mobil 1 syn red grease. I like bearing buddies ... i feel that there's a little pressure on the grease keeping the bearings wet and the hubs cooler. BUT don't think bearing buddies are any cause not to do maintanence! Bearings do fail, even if they have enough grease!
Posted by: 20045SP500HO
You are correct ... bearing buddies SHOULD NOT BE used on trailers with brakes. The grease is under pressure will leak pass the rear seal once it warms up ... with that said someone (can't remember where i saw them) makes an grease shield to help with this issue on boat trailers. Also helps if you don't over fill the bearings, lots of people like to pump and pump ... you grease gun WILL blow the rear seal out even if you don't have bearing buddies.
Posted by: 20045SP500HO
I would try it ... at worst you'll have to remove them and clean the rear seal.
