Mike halfmann the boatman has it right, thats exactly the way I have done all my bearings for 35 yrs. on many trailers and never had a problem except for blowing out the back seal on one by not paying attention to what i was doing. the best advise was the MYSTIC GREASE this is what the oilfield uses to lube rigs and if you think bearings take a beating think about 100,000# of pressure on a drill stem. mystic is by far the best grease and oil on the market. just my nickels worth of advice

I even have bearing buddies on my stock and utility trailers. I grease them at least every couple of months and it has been a lot of years since I have had bearing problems.

how do i check if the bearings are good or not on the trailer i just bought?

I've seen a lot of guys over grease their buddy bearings. If you keep adding grease and your seals are not leaking, sooner or later it's going to pop a seal. Visually inspect your wheels front and back side for grease leaks, that is the key. Once the seal is blown (OK waiting for a joke) water has a place to enter the hub. Also keep and eye on the full indicators on the buddy bearing cap.

what do you mean by full indicators?thanks

It depends on the brand of buddy bearing. Some are a clear cap and you can see a plunger inside that has a mark you fill to. Some will have the grease zerk that moves as you fill and there will be a colored fill indicator. Hope this helps.

You got to pull them. Check and see if they are deformed. That does not always happen if they are bad, but it does help.

Haha this post really is the winner of the oldest still posting post ! 2005-present lol.

ok great so sounds like we should all get a group together and have a class because I have no idea what im doing and im not even going to try and screw up that one

I agree with this last post! Lots of info. Keep it simple to avoid problems in future!

Need a how to with pictures.I"m not a mechanic but willing to learn how to do this.

OK.. Just ask and I'll try to find it for you.

I found a link with Pictures to illustrate each step for changing trailer bearings!

http://www.etrailer.com/faq_wheelbearingpack.aspx

Enjoy

Bazz

tHANKS A BUNCH FOR THE WEBSITES . nOW THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW A FORUM CAN REALLY BE OF HELP TO PEOPLE. i'VE PRINTED THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM BOTH THE SITES MENTIONED AND AM CONFIDENT i CAN NOW TEND TO MY BEARING NEEDS. i'VE BEEN WORRYING ABOUT IT LATELY BECAUSE i KNOW i'M OVERDUE TO TEND TO THEM.