05-01-2015, 03:30 PM
Coot,
I carry a spare hub and was going to suggest putting in the inside bearing and seal and then I read down through the other posts and saw that Curt had already suggest just that! It is the only way to go. I had to replace a bearing and it was much easier to just swap out the hub with the inside seal and bearing in place than trying to swap out a bearing on the old, messy hub. Once I got home I removed the problem bearing and race and turned my old hub into the "spare" hub. You really don't want to be trying to tap in grease seals when the wind/sand is blowing out in WY. Just stick the new hub in place and put in the outer bearing, nut, and pin and you are good to go. I wrap my hub in an old piece of cotton, pre-WD40'ed T-shirt and then put it in the zip lock bag. That way the rough corners of the hub won't cut through the zip lock bag. I have about the same set up as you, except I use channel-lock pliers to remove my bearing buddy instead of a mallet/screw driver.
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I carry a spare hub and was going to suggest putting in the inside bearing and seal and then I read down through the other posts and saw that Curt had already suggest just that! It is the only way to go. I had to replace a bearing and it was much easier to just swap out the hub with the inside seal and bearing in place than trying to swap out a bearing on the old, messy hub. Once I got home I removed the problem bearing and race and turned my old hub into the "spare" hub. You really don't want to be trying to tap in grease seals when the wind/sand is blowing out in WY. Just stick the new hub in place and put in the outer bearing, nut, and pin and you are good to go. I wrap my hub in an old piece of cotton, pre-WD40'ed T-shirt and then put it in the zip lock bag. That way the rough corners of the hub won't cut through the zip lock bag. I have about the same set up as you, except I use channel-lock pliers to remove my bearing buddy instead of a mallet/screw driver.
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