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Curt:
I installed new hubs on both sides of my trailer at the end of last week.

I had a blown grease seal on the starboard side for the last couple of months of last season. So I had to be sure to squeeze a couple pumps of grease into that axle about every other trip out, to be sure that set of bearings would stay sufficiently lubed.

I decided that instead of replacing just the seal, I would replace both hubs, since that would give me new seals and bearings all in one shot, for both sides. This would eliminate any chance of bearing failure, etc. for probably as long as I will own this boat.

Started working on it Thursday afternoon. Had to make 3 trips back and fort to Napa before getting the right hubs and a tool to remove grease seals.

Finished the first one on Thursday evening. Got the second one done on Friday.

All went well.

The only thing I noticed was that when I was pumping grease into each side, the starboard side required much more pressure on the grease gun than before. I will likely take that side apart again in the very near future to see if I can figure out why.

This trailer has a grease fitting in the end of the axle that allows the grease to be pumped into the back of the cavity, so it fills the hub from the back, forward.

JackJ:
My old Champion had that type of system, where it pumped from the back.  I really liked that. 
I also put bearing buddies on it so once I had it pumped from the back I would also pump from the front also a little more.

My new boat trailer has Vault oil bath hubs.  So far so good, but I noticed I need to change my brake pads really soon, and possibly the rotors too.

Jig Man:
I did that for my fifth wheel trailer before a trip to Texas some time back.  Then I discovered that God made mechanics who do that kind of thing for a living.  Problem solved.

I have my Nitro serviced by Bass Pro Service Center every fall.  They offer a 34 point inspection along with the service job.  So far so good.

Nightmare:

--- Quote from: Jig Man on April 07, 2021, 05:41:29 PM ---......  Then I discovered that God made mechanics who do that kind of thing for a living.  Problem solved.....
--- End quote ---

 (rofl) (rock)

Curt:

--- Quote ---Then I discovered that God made mechanics who do that kind of thing for a living.
--- End quote ---

I usually don't do mechanical work anymore. But this was a fairly straight forward task, so I tackled it myself.

It wasn't bad overall. The worst part was the three trips back and forth to Napa to get the right hub, and then get a seal puller so I could install the right seal in the right hub  (fp)

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