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Installation Of The Bearing Buddy. Remove the grease caps and measure the diameter of the opening the caps occupy.
For example Bearing Buddies BB1980A-SS fit a 1980 hub bore while Bearing Buddies BB2080SS fit a 2080.
What is a bearing buddy. The Bearing Buddies are designed to protect your bearings by keeping water and dirt out of the hubs and bearings and ensuring there is enough grease inside the hub. If you are not experiencing any problems or visually see any grease leaking out of the hub then you shouldnt have to repack your bearings regularly. How bearing buddy works The axle hub is filled with grease until the grease forces the Bearing Buddy piston outward about 18 inch.
Because the piston is spring loaded the piston exerts a slight 3 psi pressure against the grease which maintains a slight pressure between the inside of the hub and the outside environment. Millions of bearings owe their lives to it. And still the best.
Genuine Bearing Buddy manufactured since 1963. Produced with the highest quality standards to assure the durability that characterizes our product. Bearing Buddy will last the life of your trailer.
The outer barrel is made of steel and is triple chrome plated. Internal Bearing Buddy parts are made of stainless steel. Bearing Buddy is also available with a stainless steel barrel for maximum corrosion protection.
Bearing Buddy explanation Greasable axle spindle - YouTube. Bearing Buddy is a system of trailer bearing protectors designed to replace your standard bearing dust caps and keep moisture and dirt out of your bearings. The Bearing Buddy Bra is a vinyl cover that fits over the Bearing Buddy to contain excess grease and keep it off tires and wheels.
The Bearing Buddy automatic pressure relief feature allows excess grease to escape if the hub is overfilled. Many users tend to overfill and during travel the excess grease can be thrown onto tires and wheels. Bearing Buddy pumps grease into the center of the hub all the way back to the grease seal.
It would then fill the cavity inside the hub and continue to the inner bearing. What is the best wheel bearing grease for trailers. Remove the grease caps and measure the diameter of the opening the caps occupy.
This is the hub bore. You will need an accurate measuring devices like a set of dial calipers that is accurate to 3 decimal places. The Bearing Buddy pair you were.
An EZ lube spindle will be better because it allows you to insert grease from inside the spindle where the bearings are and push out the old grease whereas with a Bearing Buddy you basically just get to push grease through the front of the hub. I attached a link to a page that has all of the EZ lube spindles we carry. WHAT ARE Bearing Buddies.
Personally I generally jack up the frame just behind the rear spring perch. If there is any doubt about the strength of your tongue jack you can hitch it to your truck while doing the job. If you DO jack it up by the axle make sure you keep the jack very near to the spring leaving just enough room for the jack stand.
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The great thing about Bearing Buddy like part BB1781 is that when you add grease to your system with the included fitting it will move the spring-loaded piston outward and allow grease to seep around the edges to keep from damaging the seal. You can manually check the Bearing Buddy to be sure it has enough grease. This video is an overview of the Buddy Bearing install process for boat trailers.
A bearing buddy has a spring loaded disk that has the grease zerk installed in it. Bearing buddies are not intended to completely fill the hub with grease and besides thats not even necessary. Proper use of a bearing buddy is to pump grease in until the disk just begins to move outward.
That will not pop the seal and will not force out any water. The Bearing Buddies are designed to protect your bearings by keeping water and dirt out of the hubs and bearings and ensuring there is enough grease inside the hub. Another nice benefit is the Bearing Buddies will prevent overfilling and rear seal.
BACK TO TOP The term Bearing Buddy usually refers to a brand of grease cap that covers the end of the spindle and has a grease fitting in the center. It allows adding grease but really only gets fresh grease to the outer bearing. Improperly used it can rupture the spindle seal.
It can cause a false feeling of security for. Bearing buddies are grease-based protective covers that go over the bearing of a wheel on a boat trailer. They are there to ensure that the wheel bearing is always covered in grease.
In order to service or replace the wheel bearings on a boat trailer it will be necessary to remove the bearing buddies from the wheel. Look at my bearing buddy. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device.
The Bearing Buddies are designed to protect your bearings by keeping water and dirt out of the hubs and bearings and ensuring there is enough grease inside the hub. Another nice benefit is the Bearing Buddies will prevent overfilling and rear seal damage with an automatic pressure relief feature. Though I can tell you how to find the Bearing Buddy you need a bearing such as L44649 will not factor into it.
Instead In order to choose the correct Bearing Buddies you will need to measure the hub bores on your trailers hubs using a digital caliper such as PTW80157. For example Bearing Buddies BB1980A-SS fit a 1980 hub bore while Bearing Buddies BB2080SS fit a 2080. The buddy bearings are supposed to keep a positive pressure in the hub so that water doesnt get in but you will have to take the zerk fitting off.
I had a bad problem with mine throwin grease and decided to just put on new hubs and a buddy bearing protector. So far it has worked well and im happy with them as no grease is coming out for the. Bearing Buddy Removal Installation Trailer - YouTube.