Slinging grease from wheels

RC

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I have a dual axel trailer in which I have recently completely replaced all the bearings and grease seals. Just went on a 200 mile round trip and noticed as I was preparing my boat for launch there was some grease on my boat above the rear tire on both sides of the trailer. Looking inside the wheel well I saw grease spattered around. Also before I left I filled the bearing buddies until a bit of grease came out of the fill hole. (first time I had done this since replacing the bearings) The hubs felt fine (a little warm) and when I got home from the trip the hubs that had lost the grease weren't warm they were actually cold. I took off the bearing buddie and there was plenty of grease. Should I be concerned? Did it just throw the excess grease that I loaded into the bearing buddy?
 

wayne h

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Re: Slinging grease from wheels

i would clean the spattered grease off and keep an eye on it.if it does not do it again then dont worry about it but if it does you might need to redo the seals. did you clean the axle where the seal rides before you installed the hub ?
 

Cobotr

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Re: Slinging grease from wheels

Sounds like the Bearing Buddies were over-filled. I add grease just to the point where the spring loaded disk begins to move, then quit.
 

jlshields

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Re: Slinging grease from wheels

I'm with Cobotr. If you greased till it came out a fill hole you blew out the inner seals. john
 
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