Spring maintenance

Many years ago I bought a bearing packer that is a real time-saver.  Once the bearing is clean, you place it in the packer and "inject" the grease with a regular grease gun.  Back then, it only cost a few dollars, but is probably still under $10.00.  Works great on all bearing, including cars, bikes, trailers, etc.

Bob

Good question Jdub, I'll be starting my 3rd year with the EHH R pod. No long trips but numerous 3-4 hour one way trips, plus lots of 1-2 hour one way trips. Is it time to re-pack bearings and check the brakes?   

Sounds like marriage...lol

This might be a good time to mention that R-Pods are equipped with Super-Lube hubs.  Although the web site for these claims that they eliminate the need for repacking the bearings because they replace the old grease with new (their claim, not mine), I question if this is factual. http://www.tiedown.com/pdf/c718.pdf

Any comments?

Bob

Most of us that fish and shrimp submerge our boat trailers in salt water 2 or 3 times a week use Bearing Buddies on our trailers.  Although these are excellent for maintaining low positive pressure in the hubs to prevent salt water entry, we still repack our bearings about once a year.  My last boat trailer came with oil-lubricated bearing, that eliminated the need for grease and repacking.

The Super-Lube system seems to fall somewhere in-between these two.  It seems to me that if used properly, it will reduce the frequency of repacking, but may not necessarily eliminate the need.  If the seals are in good condition, grease would not be able to contaminate the brakes unless the there is excessive free play in the hub assembly, caused by the spindle nut not properly tightened.  Again, I don't know anything about this system other than what I have read on the manufacturer's web site.

Bob