gibbywmu2000
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Apr 20, 2008
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Hi All,
I have a 1997 Dual Axle Eagle Trailer w/ surge brakes in the rear. Apparently between my mothers house and our cottage, I somehow lost a bearing buddy. Maybe last year I filled it with too much grease and it was pressurized and came off....who knows.
My questions is, I did use my boat this past weekend, and dipped the trailer in the water twice (once to put in the boat, once to take out the boat). Since I have my replacement buddy bearing, do I necessarily need to take out the bearings and repack in that wheel? Seems like overkill if it was only dipped in the water once. I can understand if I had been doing it several times. There is still plenty of grease inside the hub, I was just planning on slapping the buddy bearing on and refilling with grease (careful not to overfill this time). I can't see it corroding by just dipping it in the water once time, but I could be wrong. I don't trailer the boat that much (just trailer to my boat launch which is literally 2 cottages away), which is the reason I wouldn't think I'd have to inspect and/or repack.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I have a 1997 Dual Axle Eagle Trailer w/ surge brakes in the rear. Apparently between my mothers house and our cottage, I somehow lost a bearing buddy. Maybe last year I filled it with too much grease and it was pressurized and came off....who knows.
My questions is, I did use my boat this past weekend, and dipped the trailer in the water twice (once to put in the boat, once to take out the boat). Since I have my replacement buddy bearing, do I necessarily need to take out the bearings and repack in that wheel? Seems like overkill if it was only dipped in the water once. I can understand if I had been doing it several times. There is still plenty of grease inside the hub, I was just planning on slapping the buddy bearing on and refilling with grease (careful not to overfill this time). I can't see it corroding by just dipping it in the water once time, but I could be wrong. I don't trailer the boat that much (just trailer to my boat launch which is literally 2 cottages away), which is the reason I wouldn't think I'd have to inspect and/or repack.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!