02-17-2005, 04:21 AM
bearings are easy, just messy
[ol] [li]remove the tire[/li] [li]remove the cap from the hub, [/li] [li]pull the cotter key[/li] [li]pull off the slotted nut keeper[/li] [li]spin off the nut [/li] [li]look on the back back side of the hub and pull out the barring[/li] [li]soak the barring in gasoline for an hour[/li] [li]use a tooth brush or parts cleaning brush that looks like a stiff paint brush and clean thuroughly every part of the barrings.[/li] [li]once all the old greese is out feel how the barrings feel, shake them they should not rattle much, look to make sure they are not rusted, pitted or chipped. put your fingers in side the berring race hole then spin the berrings, they should spin smoothly and not feal gritty in the least bit in its spinning motion.[/li] [li]allow to dry on the bench or blow dry with a compressor[/li] [li]stick the berrings in to the berring grees can and spinn the barring to get it packed with greese.[/li] [li]with gasoline clean out the inside of the hub making sure to remove all the old greese and there should be no grit in the hub. in other words, spotless,[/li] [li]then clean the race and threads of the axle with gasoline.[/li] [li]pack the hub with greese place the berring back in the hub and greese the race of the axle.[/li] [li]slide the hub with the beering already back in place back on to the race of the axle and place the nut back on. [/li] [li]tighten the nut while spinning the hub, do not tork. tighten till the hub begins to get stiff then back off one eithth to one quarter of a turn. [/li] [li]place the nut keeper back on making sure you line up two slots on the axle to put the cotter key back in.[/li] [li]spin the hub, it shold turn freely by hand but not keep spinning. if it dose not spin freely it is to tight, if it keeps spinning it is to loose.[/li] [li]place the cap back on the hub.[/li] [li]place the tire back on and do the other side.[/li] [li]take the trailer for a ride. go about a mile and get out and put your hand on the hub. if it is hot then you have the nut to tight and may need to pop the cap off the hup pull the cotter key and loosen the nut an 1/8th and reasemble and go another mile. [/li][/ol]
checking the temp of the hub is your insurance test after repacking and or replaceing the berrings of your trailor.
It never hurts to stop and check your hub temp on long trecks as well. hot hubs is the first indicator that something is going wrong. [
] the more you check the temp the better you will feel about pulling the trailor behind you.
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[ol] [li]remove the tire[/li] [li]remove the cap from the hub, [/li] [li]pull the cotter key[/li] [li]pull off the slotted nut keeper[/li] [li]spin off the nut [/li] [li]look on the back back side of the hub and pull out the barring[/li] [li]soak the barring in gasoline for an hour[/li] [li]use a tooth brush or parts cleaning brush that looks like a stiff paint brush and clean thuroughly every part of the barrings.[/li] [li]once all the old greese is out feel how the barrings feel, shake them they should not rattle much, look to make sure they are not rusted, pitted or chipped. put your fingers in side the berring race hole then spin the berrings, they should spin smoothly and not feal gritty in the least bit in its spinning motion.[/li] [li]allow to dry on the bench or blow dry with a compressor[/li] [li]stick the berrings in to the berring grees can and spinn the barring to get it packed with greese.[/li] [li]with gasoline clean out the inside of the hub making sure to remove all the old greese and there should be no grit in the hub. in other words, spotless,[/li] [li]then clean the race and threads of the axle with gasoline.[/li] [li]pack the hub with greese place the berring back in the hub and greese the race of the axle.[/li] [li]slide the hub with the beering already back in place back on to the race of the axle and place the nut back on. [/li] [li]tighten the nut while spinning the hub, do not tork. tighten till the hub begins to get stiff then back off one eithth to one quarter of a turn. [/li] [li]place the nut keeper back on making sure you line up two slots on the axle to put the cotter key back in.[/li] [li]spin the hub, it shold turn freely by hand but not keep spinning. if it dose not spin freely it is to tight, if it keeps spinning it is to loose.[/li] [li]place the cap back on the hub.[/li] [li]place the tire back on and do the other side.[/li] [li]take the trailer for a ride. go about a mile and get out and put your hand on the hub. if it is hot then you have the nut to tight and may need to pop the cap off the hup pull the cotter key and loosen the nut an 1/8th and reasemble and go another mile. [/li][/ol]
checking the temp of the hub is your insurance test after repacking and or replaceing the berrings of your trailor.
It never hurts to stop and check your hub temp on long trecks as well. hot hubs is the first indicator that something is going wrong. [
] the more you check the temp the better you will feel about pulling the trailor behind you.[signature]