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Message: <blockquote data-quote="raider" data-source="post: 34637" data-attributes="member: 353">i was just burned by 2 bad seals this weekend... i have a new toon with less than 1000 miles on the trailer... i regularly check the tightness and heat build up of my hubs on anything i pull... i learned yesterday that isn't always enough... after an awesome day of fishing at rafferty (~40 fish in 2 hours for 2 of us), we headed to the ramp to get off, clean fish, and head home b4 the storms hit... while being pulled up the ramp i heard a clunk and noticed that the hub on the helm side was really loose... after cleaning fish, i pulled the cap and had greasy water running out of it... i had little for tools, no parts, and was 100 miles from home with weather coming... i tightened up the nut as much as i dared, and hit the road... made it 1 mile and stopped b4 the hub come off completely... made some calls and found bearings in estevan, 40 miles away... also bought a tube of grease, a hammer, and a punch... got back and rebuilt the bad side and decided to also check the other side, which was the same, just not coming apart yet... cleaned the hub and shaft, packed and installed the new bearings, and got home about 5 hours late... i was the victim of 2 bad seals... i never used to pull the covers when everything was running tight and cool... not anymore... kind of a bland story, but i'm just trying to save everyone out there a shit show like i had on fathers day... by the way, i was not able to find new seals, so what i installed along the side of the road might be junk now also... good luck all...</blockquote>

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