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bearing1
Tools needed, small hammer, large hammer, rubber mallet, flat-head screwdriver or punch, new bearings, grease gun, grease and a roll of paper towels. I was able to remove the axle from my trailer, not neccessary but made things easier.
Date: 12/08/2009
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bearing2
Bearing Buddy, notice plunger cap is depressed all the way down. Using rubber mallet, gently knock BearingBuddy off hub.
Date: 12/08/2009
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bearing3
Bearings removed and grease cleaned out, notice bearing races. The amount of damage to actual bearings will depend on whether the races need to be removed, to remove races a race-driver will be required.
Date: 12/09/2009
Views: 1027
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bearing4
Race-Driver has a beveled cap, one bevel fits inside race for stability, other bevel overlaps race edge.
Date: 12/09/2009
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bearing5
notice how race-driver cap fits new race.
Date: 12/09/2009
Views: 1041
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bearing6
race-driver allows new races to be installed without damage, very important.
Date: 12/09/2009
Views: 955
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bearing7
New bearing with race, install races into hub using the driver.
Date: 12/09/2009
Views: 956
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bearing8
pack bearings with grease using packer, place bearings into races, grease liberally.
Date: 12/09/2009
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bearing9
replace hub on axle spindle, replace bearing buddies. If you did not have a grease packer, here is where the bearingbuddy is an advantage, using a grease gun, inject grease into hub untill plunger cap on bearing buddy pushes all the way out, the force of
Date: 12/08/2009
Views: 1074
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bearing10
Replace dust-cover, replace axle, replace wheels, job well done. A few points to note, clean out all old grease, choose your preferred grease, I opted for a Hi-Temp Lithium grease instead of marine grease, do not mix greases. Total cost, high quality bear
Date: 12/08/2009
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