Bearing Buddies

[gpfishingdude]

This is my first trailer with bearing buddies so I have a few questions concerning greasing them. I use blue grease that turns grey between greasings. I have been just adding grease until some grey grease comes out along the sides but then I got to thinking that maybe the grease inside is all contaminated with water so it turns grey. This time I hand pumped a lot of grease in and a mixture of grey and blue grease just kept oozing out. So how do I know if I'm getting enough good grease into the bearing buddy? All I know is that a lot of new grease will come out before the grey stops oozing out.
















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[oldjeep]

Re: Bearing Buddies

You need to take those apart, clean and repack with new seals.

 

[gpfishingdude]

Re: Bearing Buddies

Thanks! From what I can find it looks like there is supposed to be an oring around the piston on the buddies that keeps the grease from escaping out the front. Should I try to find the orings or just replace the whole buddy bearing. Like I said these are the first trailers I have owned that had bearing buddies. So this is a learning experience for me. I also read that if the buddies are working right that they will hold a pressure that keeps the water out. Right now I'm thinking that I should pull the bearings and clean and pack them and fix or replace the bearing buddies along with new rear seals. Does that sound right?

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: Bearing Buddies

Yep, clean, inspect(you don't want to see any pitting or discoloration), repack/replace bearings, replace seal and buddies.......

 

[Silverbullet555]

Re: Bearing Buddies

I have heard that supertech marine grease changes color over time. Don't know for sure, because I don't use it. If you are unsure of your bearings; pull, clean and repack.

Bearing buddies will not allow you to replace your old grease with new grease. Some of it will mix, but that's it.

 

[bassman284]

Re: Bearing Buddies

The newer bearing buddies have a weep hole in the side that will let a little grease escape when you've pumped in enough to put tension on the spring.