Trailer Buddy Bearings

[AFDan52]

Hey Guys , I'm just wondering if there is a good or better type of Buddy Bearing for my boat trailer . I'm not real happy with the ones I have on it right now. looking for opinions.101smily101

 

[Petty4life]

Buy an axle with a grease fitting in spindal. Pop off rubber cap and grease. Easy peasy.

 

[mtncat1]

petty is right the there are only 2 axles lube through axle and the bearing buddy type. the only other option is a oil bath conversion .

 

[AFDan52]

I finally did replace the Axle on my Boat trailer with EZ- Lube ends . Much easier.

 

[bowelkhntr]

Hey Guys , I'm just wondering if there is a good or better type of Buddy Bearing for my boat trailer . I'm not real happy with the ones I have on it right now. looking for opinions.101smily101

I was a mechanic for 40 years before I retired. Lets talk real life, for a minute. If you have freshly greased bearings, bearing buddy's are a great thing for keeping the water out when launching and in a small way, when retrieving, but not for keeping fresh lube in the bearings. The bearing buddy's will keep the hubs under slight pressure, so when the warm hubs, are submersed into cold water and they cool, there is less of a chance to draw in water. The bearings will still need to be repacked on a regular basis (I base mine on a guess of miles traveled yearly). If you push enough grease into the hub to get fresh grease in the bearings it is likely to damage the seals. So the proper use of bearing buddy is to pump enough grease to push the spring out to keep pressure on the hub assembly, I do this before I leave my house, being carful to leave space for expansion, then when your at the ramp it's ready.