Yeah. The current trailer has bearing buddies, and I today I jacked each side up to spin the wheels just to get a feel, and they were smooth. Nonetheless, the trailer is from 2003, and I don't think the bearings have been serviced. So, I will go ahead and repack. I will use the double lipped seals made for water, clean up the bearing buddies, make sure the space is full, and put on some covers too. Daniel On Feb 13, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Mark House wrote:
Daniel:
Hope you have a great time with your new M! I have 35 years experience dragging trailers long distances, dunking them in both fresh and salt water. If you have the right wheel bearing seals, use Bearing Buddies, and give them 2 strokes of the grease gun every time you take the trailer to the water, you will not need to re-pack annually. My last trailer required frequent seal replacement, and re-packing of the bearings until I realized that the seals were too big in ID, with grease leaking out the annular space between the rubber and the axle. It made a nasty mess on the inside of the wheel and tire. Once I got the right dimension seal I didn't re-pack again for 6 years. I took a hub off once for inspection and everything looked new. That's why I say be sure you've got seals that seal. Pack the bearing cavity FULL. Then grease regularly, but don't over-grease.
You can look up seals on the Chicago Rawhide website, by OD and axle diameter. That's how I finally figured out whether or not my seals were correct.
Mark House
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Rich" <danielgrich@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 6:48 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Pacific Trailer
You bet. I'll try there.
Thanks!
Daniel On Feb 13, 2011, at 5:44 PM, Bill Wickett wrote:
Daniel,
Don't have the number at hand, but the Pacific Trailer website has all the info you need on seals, bearings etc for each model. Just takes a few minutes of your time. I found it pretty easy last spring.
Bill
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> wrote:
MontyPals:
Gonna repack the bearings on my new trailer. I do it every year. Now, as you know, I just picked up this 2003 Pacific trailer with the boat. It is the same trailer as currently used with the new M15's. So, before I pull the hubs, does anybody know which seals are used for this trailer? I know once I pull the hub I can just read it off the seal for future purposes, but I'd rather have the seals ready the first time!
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