Are bearing buddies any good?
Bearing Buddy has maintained their quality. I maintain 14 trailers for myself and my charity. I would recommend them as a good investment on any trailer, marine or otherwise. In marine use, Bearing Buddies should be pumped with grease until full, before and after each submersion.
How much grease do you put in a bearing buddy?
Make sure there’s fresh grease in it and you’ll need though about 1/2 per wheel as a general rule.
How do you measure for bearing buddies?
What is a Bearing Buddy® Bra?
- Remove the dust cap and measure it’s outside diameter.
- Measure the inside diameter of the HUB. We recommend using a caliper or a micrometer to get a precise measurement.
- Using our Size Gauge Card: The card can be used to select a Bearing Buddy® model based on the size of your dust cap.
Do I need to repack bearings with Bearing Buddies?
Expert Reply: When you use the Bearing Buddy Bearing Protectors like # BB2441, so you do not need to take apart the wheel hub and repack the bearings. The Bearing Buddy Protectors have a spring loaded seal that keeps the moisture and debris out of the bearings.
How long do Bearing Buddies last?
Expert Reply: The Bearing Buddy Bearing Protectors # BB2441 provide premium protection for your wheel bearings. It is still recommended that you inspect the bearings, races, and seals every 12 months or 12,000 miles to ensure reliable performance on your trailer.
Can you over grease Bearing Buddy?
Expert Reply: It is possible to over-fill a hub that has a Bearing Buddy bearing protector such as # BB1781. The convenience of easy filling through the zerk fitting can often mean we can be tempted to keep adding more grease. (“If a little is good, then more is better”).
Do you need to repack bearings with Bearing Buddies?
What is the most common Bearing Buddy size?
Answer: This is the 1.98 Size Trailer Bearing buddy that fits hubs with outside cap diameter of 1.98″. Simply put, you can measure the outside face of your trailer hub to determine the correct width. In addition, this is the standard size for nearly all 4 Lug and 5 Lug trailer hubs.
Can you overfill Bearing Buddies?
If the Bearing Buddies are overfilled, you will indeed blow out the grease seal. The excessive pressure will push the grease out through the rubber portion of the seal.
Can you over grease Bearing Buddies?
Why do Bearing Buddies fall off?
Expert Reply: If the Bearing Buddies are not the correct size or are not driven in straight then they can fall off due to the centrifugal force when the wheels spin.
How do you know when your Bearing Buddies are full?
The air pockets inside the hub cavity and Bearing Buddy® will work their way out past the piston (or blue ring) on the Bearing Buddy®. You should see the piston extend out or the blue ring past the front of the Bearing Buddy® when it’s properly filled.
How do I keep my buddy bearings from falling off?
Easy and cheap way to keep them on is to put a wrap of duct tape around BB and wheel hub.
How do you adjust wheel bearings on a boat trailer?
Adjusting Trailer Bearings: The EASY way! – YouTube
What causes bearing buddies to fall?
What is a trailer Bearing Buddy?
This Bearing Buddy® is designed to prevent trailer wheel bearing failure by keeping water and dirt out of hubs to ensure your boat trailer wheels are safely submersible. The pressure relief feature protects hub seals and prevents over filling.
Do you need to repack bearings with bearing buddies?
How tight should wheel bearings be on a boat trailer?
How do I keep my bearing buddies from falling off?
How do I stop bearing buddies falling off?
If they are off just a little, when the wheel spins the Bearing Buddy can kind of wobble and work itself loose. The do-it-yourself method is to get the Bearing Buddy started then place a block of wood across it and tap it in with a mallet. The wood distributes the force of the mallet more evenly than not using it.
What happens if you over tighten a wheel bearing?
Over-tightening can damage the lug nuts, wheels and hubs – and worse, result in a wheel-off situation.
How long should boat trailer bearings last?
Thanks for any advice. Expert Reply: We recommended to repack the wheel bearings on your trailer every 12 months or 12,000 miles. There is not a specific guideline as far as actually replacing the bearings.
How tight should I tighten wheel bearings?
For context, the tolerable end-play for truck wheel bearings is the same: 0.001 to 0.005 inches, also expressed as 1 to 5 mil or 0.025 to 0.127 mm. In other words, it’s perfectly acceptable to adjust wheel bearings so that they are just a little bit loose, but not too loose.
How do you preload a wheel bearing?
How to Preload Tapered Roller Wheel Bearing – YouTube