02-18-2005, 03:01 AM
fifty bucks pluss parts will get you set up right. go to any quality tire shop, and drop it off,
I think, but am not sure 2ng grade machanics run about 75 bucks an hour now and with the fancy stuff menitioned above they can do the job in about half an hour.
with a cup of gass or gunk or gumout and an old tooth brush you should be able to do it in a couple hours. that in cludes drinking a pot of coffee and streching a couple of them fish stories with your neighbor when he comes over to check up on what you are doing.
question is what is your time worth or how much bang you need to get for your buck...
I beleive the new barring kits come with simple instructions. my instructions may sound difficult but realy isn't.
and might I add is if you havent had any experience replacing seals you realy should have some one else do it for you or show you how step by step. crushing, bending or denting the seals makes the whole prossess worthless.
This is why cleaning your berrings every year is a big buck saver. dirt and grit tends to stick to the seals and over the winter months as freezing accurs you have plenty of opertunity for contracting of the rubber that will alow water and dirt to enter in to the hub. and yes brand new trailers will suffer the same problem even if they have not been dunked in the lake the previous year. there is plenty of dust floating around in the wind and caught by falling snow and rain to gather around your berrings. it only takes one grain of sand and one long trip to cause a fatalty to your hub assembly. This anual pratice is as important as drainging your boat motors' lower unit every fall and replacing it with new gear lube in the spring.
on the up side, when you get this part down you will have half the skills needed to change your breaks and rotor on your car or light truck.
So remember when it comes to your toys, be safe, precausous and not wish you would have.
This is realy an excilent topic, I am glad it was brought up...
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I think, but am not sure 2ng grade machanics run about 75 bucks an hour now and with the fancy stuff menitioned above they can do the job in about half an hour.
with a cup of gass or gunk or gumout and an old tooth brush you should be able to do it in a couple hours. that in cludes drinking a pot of coffee and streching a couple of them fish stories with your neighbor when he comes over to check up on what you are doing.
question is what is your time worth or how much bang you need to get for your buck...
I beleive the new barring kits come with simple instructions. my instructions may sound difficult but realy isn't.
and might I add is if you havent had any experience replacing seals you realy should have some one else do it for you or show you how step by step. crushing, bending or denting the seals makes the whole prossess worthless.
This is why cleaning your berrings every year is a big buck saver. dirt and grit tends to stick to the seals and over the winter months as freezing accurs you have plenty of opertunity for contracting of the rubber that will alow water and dirt to enter in to the hub. and yes brand new trailers will suffer the same problem even if they have not been dunked in the lake the previous year. there is plenty of dust floating around in the wind and caught by falling snow and rain to gather around your berrings. it only takes one grain of sand and one long trip to cause a fatalty to your hub assembly. This anual pratice is as important as drainging your boat motors' lower unit every fall and replacing it with new gear lube in the spring.
on the up side, when you get this part down you will have half the skills needed to change your breaks and rotor on your car or light truck.
So remember when it comes to your toys, be safe, precausous and not wish you would have.
This is realy an excilent topic, I am glad it was brought up...
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