This post is about the tools I used, not the end item (which is a small trailer I drag behind my motorcycle). Now that I'm confident in the bearing maintenance process, I'm going to tackle my 315's bearings.
I'm not sure who first recommended the bearing packer tool, but it works great. So whoever you are--thank you!
I've greased bearings manually but I'd never attempted to replace races. I found a race corroded in the hub so decided to replace all of them. Based on what I'd learned here and at RVSA, it wasn't hard at all. Messy, yes, but not hard.
So while this is about the tools, below is what the race looked like inside the small hub. The race that's facing the camera is the rear of the hub. There's also an arrow showing the inner race.
Once I had the races replaced, to grease the bearings prior to install I used the items below (all in pic except generic grease gun):
For the grease I used Lucas' Red & Tacky: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ARPVO8
The bearing packer and Lock 'N Lube were made for each other! Worked great. I scraped off the excess left on the packer and put it in the hub.
For those of us that are mechanically challenged, the packer (and definitely the Lock 'N Lube that I've mentioned many times previously) are well worth the $.
Howard
I'm not sure who first recommended the bearing packer tool, but it works great. So whoever you are--thank you!
I've greased bearings manually but I'd never attempted to replace races. I found a race corroded in the hub so decided to replace all of them. Based on what I'd learned here and at RVSA, it wasn't hard at all. Messy, yes, but not hard.
So while this is about the tools, below is what the race looked like inside the small hub. The race that's facing the camera is the rear of the hub. There's also an arrow showing the inner race.
Once I had the races replaced, to grease the bearings prior to install I used the items below (all in pic except generic grease gun):
Lumax LX-1310 White 1/2" Inner Diameter / 4-1/2" Outer Diameter Plastic Universal Bearing Packer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MD3EL2
Lock 'N Lube https://locknlube.com/
Lock 'N Lube https://locknlube.com/
For the grease I used Lucas' Red & Tacky: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ARPVO8
The bearing packer and Lock 'N Lube were made for each other! Worked great. I scraped off the excess left on the packer and put it in the hub.
For those of us that are mechanically challenged, the packer (and definitely the Lock 'N Lube that I've mentioned many times previously) are well worth the $.
Howard
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