Bearings Fine But Noisy

[lncoop]

Okay, here's a quandary I've never encountered until now. I just picked up a john boat and the trailer needed some serious attention. I had to replace a wheel and hub and both sets of lug nuts; no problems there, but the bearings on the curb side had the tell-tale bad bearings rumble of death. I jacked it up and pulled the hub, but other than the grease being about as old as I am everything looked fine including the spindle. I cleaned and repacked, replaced the seal (had pulled inner bearings for inspection and repack) added some BBs and pumped in the grease. However, after all that they're still noisy. Not sure what to make of it. Only thing I can think of is the grease needs to circulate around in there, but I'm stumped. Anyone else ever experienced this?

 

[robert graham]

Re: Bearings Fine But Noisy

Maybe they're just too tight...adjust that spindle nut out about 1/4 turn?

 

[etracer68]

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The bearings may look and feel ok, but if there noisy, there junk. Put new bearings in.

 

[lncoop]

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Maybe they're just too tight...adjust that spindle nut out about 1/4 turn?

Definitely not too tight. Good thought though.

 

[Frank Acampora]

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Can you spell and do you know the meaning of oxymoron? --Jumbo shrimp, Govt. intelligence, bearings noisy but good. 'Nuff said?

 

[Levinz11]

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Can you spell and do you know the meaning of oxymoron? --Jumbo shrimp, Govt. intelligence, bearings noisy but good. 'Nuff said?

Hahaha!

 

[lncoop]

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Can you spell and do you know the meaning of oxymoron? --Jumbo shrimp, Govt. intelligence, bearings noisy but good. 'Nuff said?

Wut do U meen kan I spel, and hu u collin a moron? 4 that madder wut's a moron? R U makin fun of me cuz I hav noyzey bearings?

 

[lncoop]

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Okay, okay. I'll change 'em.:redface:

 

[rbh]

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Mr Coop, although it is safer and easier to change them out, when you inspected the race and the bearings where they blued, pitted or had a wear line around the races.
Was the bearing grease dried into a solid (dried out) mass.
Did you soak and spin clean the bearings till all the old grease was out?
And did you do the grease in the palm of the hand trick to repack or did you use the packer cone?


Just curious

 

[lncoop]

Re: Bearings Fine But Noisy

Mr Coop, although it is safer and easier to change them out, when you inspected the race and the bearings where they blued, pitted or had a wear line around the races.
Was the bearing grease dried into a solid (dried out) mass.
Did you soak and spin clean the bearings till all the old grease was out?
And did you do the grease in the palm of the hand trick to repack or did you use the packer cone?


Just curious

No blueing, pitting or wear lines observed. Bearing grease was very old but not completely dried out. I actually replaced the inner bearings, but the replacement came from a bag of spare bearings and may or may not have been previously used. Did not soak and spin; merely slapped them on the trailer frame in a halfhearted effort to get out the big chunks. I always use the GPM (greasy palm method) for packing. Feels squishy good.

 

[rbh]

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No blueing, pitting or wear lines observed. Bearing grease was very old but not completely dried out. I actually replaced the inner bearings, but the replacement came from a bag of spare bearings and may or may not have been previously used. Did not soak and spin; merely slapped them on the trailer frame in a halfhearted effort to get out the big chunks. I always use the GPM (greasy palm method) for packing. Feels squishy good.

HAHA, kind like going barefoot in your cowboy boots with a cup of vaseline inside

I would suggest after reading how you did it to soak the bearings in varsol or something that eats grease till its all gone spin clean/dry and then repack.
I Do not trust the factory to pack fresh bearings, and the grease could be old and starting to dry out as well.


My.02c anyways

 

[MH Hawker]

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I would suspect the races are out of round a tiny bit.

 

[Bondo]

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No blueing, pitting or wear lines observed. Bearing grease was very old but not completely dried out. I actually replaced the inner bearings, but the replacement came from a bag of spare bearings and may or may not have been previously used. Did not soak and spin; merely slapped them on the trailer frame in a halfhearted effort to get out the big chunks. I always use the GPM (greasy palm method) for packing. Feels squishy good.

Ayuh,.... Sounds you never actually inspected the Inner bearing race wear surface,..??

Without a good scrubbin', 'n blow dry, you couldn't have...

I predict that if you Do clean, 'n inspect 'em,...
You'll see little ridges where the roller, 'n race laid together, 'n rust pitted... hence the Rumble...

 

[lncoop]

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Ayuh,.... Sounds you never actually inspected the Inner bearing race wear surface,..??

Without a good scrubbin', 'n blow dry, you couldn't have...

I predict that if you Do clean, 'n inspect 'em,...
You'll see little ridges where the roller, 'n race laid together, 'n rust pitted... hence the Rumble...

If'n that's the case I might as well go ahead and drive out the old races and put in spankin' new ones while I'm at it, huh? Cain't a guy get a break?????????????:facepalm:

 

[Wind dog]

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Incoop
What be "added some BBs"?

 

[Bondo]

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Incoop
What be "added some BBs"?

Ayuh,..... Bearin' Buddies,...

 

[oregoncruiser]

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Incoop
What be "added some BBs"?

Bearing buddies?!?!

 

[smoedog]

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ahhh bearing buddies....I fugred you put some of that arkie ingenuity to work and put some crossman BB's in there to replace some missing balls lol.

 

[lncoop]

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ahhh bearing buddies....I fugred you put some of that arkie ingenuity to work and put some crossman BB's in there to replace some missing balls lol.

Kinda sounds like it at the moment.

 

[jclem]

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Can you spell and do you know the meaning of oxymoron? --Jumbo shrimp, Govt. intelligence, bearings noisy but good. 'Nuff said?

Have to agree, can't imagine a noisy bearing being a good bearing.