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Why are trailer bearings lousy?
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<blockquote data-quote="wby257" data-source="post: 214474" data-attributes="member: 1035"><p>Its not always the bearing its cheap spindles. Most of the trailers being sold by the big box stores are buying cheap spindles with little to no tolerances in size. When you have a spindle that is .010 to .015 small the seal no matter the brand cant do its job and allows water and contaminants to get in.</p><p></p><p>When I pack my bearing I start with a palm full of grease and start kneading it into the bearing till it come out the top. I have seen people just put bearing in a hub without packing them and put them together. Put the buddy bearing on and start pumping grease in the hub. That helps nothing if you dont pack the bearing first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wby257, post: 214474, member: 1035"] Its not always the bearing its cheap spindles. Most of the trailers being sold by the big box stores are buying cheap spindles with little to no tolerances in size. When you have a spindle that is .010 to .015 small the seal no matter the brand cant do its job and allows water and contaminants to get in. When I pack my bearing I start with a palm full of grease and start kneading it into the bearing till it come out the top. I have seen people just put bearing in a hub without packing them and put them together. Put the buddy bearing on and start pumping grease in the hub. That helps nothing if you dont pack the bearing first. [/QUOTE]
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