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Bearing Buddies
- How difficult to install?
started by F6CATMAN
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October 15th 2009 at 5:12 PM
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F6CATMAN
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Hey,
It's time to get the trailer ready for the winter. I am wondering how difficult it is to install bearing buddies? A how to would be great, but any tips would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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October 15th 2009 at 5:57 PM
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Festus33
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Hmmmmm!
Pop the old bearing cap's off, put Bearing Buddie's on in there place, add Grease.
I take's about as long to do, as it did to read this. 
Rick
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October 15th 2009 at 6:08 PM
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F6CATMAN
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Thats what I like to hear! As long as I am in there, what should I look for to see if I should replace the old bearings? Are there seals that should be replaced? I don't want to get too deep into this, just don't want to be on the side of the road when I should be snowmobiling.
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October 15th 2009 at 6:09 PM
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95FormulaSS
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Ya, it's almost too easy as if you didn't do it right or something.
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October 15th 2009 at 6:10 PM
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TRICKPaint
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http://www.bearingbuddy.com/installation.html
I just put a new pair on my boat trailer last week. It took more time to reload my grease gun. Let me also say it is well worth it to invest in a high quality grease gun V's some cheap tin turd made by chimps in mexico!)
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October 16th 2009 at 8:24 AM
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IMO Bearing Buddies are junk. They do not get the grease to the back bearing. Your best bet is to repack your bearings once a year. If any of the bearings are rough replace them. Also replace the seal.
Riley
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October 16th 2009 at 8:58 AM
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TRICKPaint
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Quote originally posted by Riley
IMO Bearing Buddies are junk. They do not get the grease to the back bearing. Your best bet is to repack your bearings once a year. If any of the bearings are rough replace them. Also replace the seal.
Riley
^Your doing it the rite way, that's for sure!!!
I don't look at them as a permenant solution, but they do help keep water out if you keep them full which helps extend the life of your grease.
In some cases they work great. The hubs on my Karavan trailer take grease in the front and sends grease through the rear hub bearings. Look at the link below;
It's called their "Sure Lube System"...
http://www.karavantrailers.com/images/su...e_lube.jpg
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October 16th 2009 at 9:32 AM
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dtmmil
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Quote originally posted by Riley
IMO Bearing Buddies are junk. They do not get the grease to the back bearing. Your best bet is to repack your bearings once a year. If any of the bearings are rough replace them. Also replace the seal.
Riley
I agree, the bearings are not hard to repack, and while you have them apart you will see if anything else is wrong, instead of just greasing the outside bearing while the inside one gets dry.
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October 16th 2009 at 10:30 AM
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XLT96rider
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Quote originally posted by TRICKPaint
Quote originally posted by Riley
IMO Bearing Buddies are junk. They do not get the grease to the back bearing. Your best bet is to repack your bearings once a year. If any of the bearings are rough replace them. Also replace the seal.
Riley
^Your doing it the rite way, that's for sure!!!
I don't look at them as a permenant solution, but they do help keep water out if you keep them full which helps extend the life of your grease.
In some cases they work great. The hubs on my Karavan trailer take grease in the front and sends grease through the rear hub bearings. Look at the link below;
It's called their "Sure Lube System"...
http://www.karavantrailers.com/images/su...e_lube.jpg
That's the same system I have. I still take them apart to check things out though, just peace of mind.
I've known people that used the bearing buddies and don't take them apart and still blow bearings. An hour's worth of work can save you several hours sitting along side the highway...
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October 16th 2009 at 10:57 AM
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ridingthe600edge
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every year i pop the buddy bearing off and repack the inside ones, this way all year i just pump a few squirts in the buddy bearing and off we go!
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October 16th 2009 at 1:26 PM
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picman
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Just make sure to clean all the old bearing grease off the bearings. The all purpose grease will not displace the heavier bearing grease.
I still like to pull mine apart every year-year and a half. Like a couple other guys mentioned, a whole lot better than being broke down on the highway in the middle of nowhere.
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October 16th 2009 at 5:00 PM
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F6CATMAN
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Thanks for the insight guys. I plan on taking things apart and seeing what I am working with this weekend. Come on snow!
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October 18th 2009 at 8:49 PM
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Quote originally posted by TRICKPaint
In some cases they work great. The hubs on my Karavan trailer take grease in the front and sends grease through the rear hub bearings. Look at the link below;
It's called their "Sure Lube System"...
http://www.karavantrailers.com/images/su...e_lube.jpg
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That is the same system I have on my Triton trailer. It actually works pretty good.
Riley
PJH Racing
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