Checking Trailer Bearings
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2021
- You go and buy a trailer from a dealer. They hand you the title and off you go. What they don't do is tell how to maintain it. One of the main thing is checking the wheel bearings and leaf spring U bolts.
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Great instructional video ,I watched 20 or so videos trying to find out how to get the play out of the wheel yours was the only one in-depth enough that I could find that explained it . Thank You!
Always happy to help and thanks for watching!
And from approx 7 min onwards if the jack slips you end up with 2 broken ankles and some crushed nuts.
I found the video to be very helpful non the less.
Thank you.
Safety is always number 1. Thanks for watching
I had a problem with my trailer I went to RUclips you’re the best video thank you very much got me out of a bind save me a lot of money.
That is so awesome and the main reason I started my channel.
First video I saw of yours. The wife walked in the room and said "he's from where you are I bet!". I'm in TX now but I was born raised in Western NC. Your accent seems normal to me but that might be because its the same as mine and I don't hear it. great video and thanks for taking the time to upload it!
Haha I never realized my accent till I started having to edit my videos. Always nice to meet a Carolinian
As you guessed, the spindle is hollow and there is a hole in the spindle toward the back side of the bearing that lets the grease enter the bearing. It’s in the back which makes it grease from back to front. Which is nice when you want to refresh the grease, the new grease pushes the old grease out.
Good description! this was the first one I've run across and your right about pushing grease from the back to the outside
Yes and can blow the inner seal especially on RV and travel trailers with Lippert Chinese hubs and seals. When the inner seal fails the brakes get covered in grease.
"Firearm or Fireworks?" We play the same game in Chicago, but not just on the 4th of July.
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Bearings running grease should never be run preloaded. 001" - 005" end play is a must. I don't see much crown on your axle tube.
Thanks for watching
That's actually better than a bearing buddy. That distributes new grease behind both bearing and then more or less symmetrically pushed old grease out to be removed and evenly repacked with fresh grease. I couldn't personally argue for or against that symmetry in the inner bearing but if you were to pump grease you would see it come out of the outer bearing symmetrically dirty grease first. In fact its super obvious that you haven't been maintaining these. bad tread wear and no visible grease behind the rubber seal. you should start with bearing preload by shaking the wheel when you lift it and spin it. You'll git 'er done.
Thanks for the info
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Of course it comes out where the bearings are.
@@fishhuntadventure thanks for watching
Just bought a new-to-me trailer. I appreciate the video. My first "nice" trailer that I want to keep a long time, so I'm wanting to do my best to do all the preventative maintenance. Are there any other wear parts, such as bushings or springs, that I should keep an eye on?
trailer are pretty low Maintenace. Just grease the bearing regular and stain or paint the wood to keep from breaking down over time.
Belt separation is pretty common in trailer tires.
Thanks for watching
You sound like Theo Vaughn
Right on lol 🤣
Spindle nut should never be that tight! Torque spindle nut to 50 lbs. to preload bearings and make sure races are seated, then loosen nut, then resnug the nut hand tight without spinning hub, then loosen enough to reinstall cotter pin. Better to be a little loose then too tight.
Loose is better than tight. I Pretty much did what you just described. I over tighten to set and then backed off so there is no drag. Then backed off enough to line up cotter key.
I wouldn't feel safe on tyres 10 yr old tyres full of dry rot.
You're right it's not safe. Thanks for watching
Just a warning, everything I've ever bought from harbor freight has failed, in particular I had 3 of their jacks fail on me. Just complete junk!! I learned my lesson. Buying the same tools over and over gets old.
I think their Daytona line of jacks, and current jack stands, are excellent.
I use tractor supply jack stands for larger projects. But you cant beat a dayton jack