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This 17 bearing replacement kit includes bearings rear seal and cotter pin. Move the tyre back and forth a few times by pushing the tyre with one hand whilst pulling back with the other hand.
Jack one side of the trailer up off the ground and remove the tyre.
How to change bearing on boat trailer. This video walks you through how to repack change or replace your boat trailer bearings step by step. W ith your new or still-good trailer wheel bearings clean and packed reassemble your bearing sets in your hubs set your bearings and torque your lugs to your trailers proper specifications. Make sure your dust caps or bearing protectors are properly on as well.
Place the tip of a punch inside the hub against the inner bearing. Tap the back end of the punch with a hammer to knock out the inner bearing and seal. Work your way around the.
SBM photographs captions and video. This 17 bearing replacement kit includes bearings rear seal and cotter pin. S pring is our time to recommission our fleet of four trailers so I recently made the rounds to check the condition of lights tires axles and bearingsI found that the grease in the bearings of one of our trailers had a milky brown appearance rather than the clear thick.
The best way to choose the correct replacement bearings and races for the hubs on your pontoon boat trailer is to pull one hub and remove the inner and outer bearings. You should then be able to find their part numbers please refer to the linked photo to allow you to choose new ones. Or you may prefer to replace the entire hub with a hub kit.
Pull off the hub from the spindle and repeat the proses to remove the inner bearing. You might have to use pliers or a seal puller to remove the seal. Use a rag to clean relly god al the components.
Use a packer link to amazon to pack new grease into the bearings. Pack new bearings with high temperature waterproof grease 180 deg C making sure to work grease into all rollers on the bearing. Replacing your boat trailers wheel bearings and seals is easiest if you pull one of the hubs and remove the inner and outer bearings and grease seal.
The part numbers for these items usually appear as shown in the linked photo and knowing the part numbers is the surest way to know you have selected the correct replacement parts. The rear of your boat must be tied down by law. This keeps the boat securely attached to the trailer in the event of accident or bad road conditions.
An approved transom tie down can be purchased from your boat dealership or boating supply store. The trailer is equipped with tie down hooks on each side of the trailer for your convenience. We offer individual bearings races seals grease etc and we also have kits of the most popular bearings already put together with races and a seal such as bearing kit BK2-100.
This kit consists of bearings L44649 and L68149. Their matching races a double-lip grease seal 10-19 and a cotter pin and tang washer. Inspect your bearings and replace them if they are rusty damaged or pitted.
Proceed to install your new Bearing Buddy caps if the bearings look like smooth undamaged metal. Stop and replace the bearings before you go any further if. Move the tyre back and forth a few times by pushing the tyre with one hand whilst pulling back with the other hand.
If there is movement also called free play in the tyre there is a good chance the bearings are damaged. Jack one side of the trailer up off the ground and remove the tyre. There are two different ways to determine which replacement bearings and grease seals will fit your boat trailer.
The first is removing the hub and looking for the bearing numbers stamped on the face of the bearing as shown in the included picture of the L44649 and looking for any part numbers stamped on the face of grease. Beside above how do you repack bearings on a trailer. First loosen the lug nuts on one wheel and raise the side of the trailer with a jack.
Support the trailer with jack stands and then spin the wheel and listen to the trailer bearings. If the wheel spins freely and quietly proceed with repacking the bearings.