[Rhodes22-list] Trailer bearing question.

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All the other advise is spot on,but if you have trouble getting the outer
races out of the hub ,take it to a welder and have him run a bean around
the center of the bearing. When it cool the race will shrink and should
fall out
  The best tip I've heard for taking care of boat trailer bearings is to
grease the bearing buddies after you get to the lake ,just before you
splash it.  The thinking is that th bearings heat up on the trip to the
lake,when the hot bearings hit the cool water,the grease and air in the
bearing shrink and create a vacuum,sucking in water and the grease and
junk that oozed out of the bearing on the way to the lake right in to
the bearing,just waiting to ruin your trip home. If you grease the
bearing before just before splash,there is no room for any thing to be
drawn in.

Jerry Lowe




am about to do an overhaul on my 27 year old Trailmaster Rhodes 22
> trailer. I'm replacing the original wheels and tires with new and as long
> as I'm
> removing the wheels, I thought I might check the bearings and replace them
> if  necessary. I have bearing buddies and always keep them full, but after
> this long  I thought I might be pressing my luck. Any body know which
> bearing
> I should  order if I need them?
>
> Rumm
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