Re: [Paddlewise] Servicing Kayak Trailer Bearings

This seems to be a fairly complete set of online instructions for
servicing trailer bearings.

http://www.skiboathelp.com/tech/bearings.html

And another one:
http://users.westco.net/~tandjlm/berring.htm

It sounds a lot more difficult than it is.  If you have a buddy who has
a camper or motorboat, chances are that sooner or sooner, they'll have
to repack their trailer bearings.  Offer to help.  After you've seen it
done, it's not much more difficult or involved than changing the oil in
your car.

I've heard good things about Bearing Buddy's:
http://www.bearingbuddy.com/

Here's a pretty good warning from the Dexter Axle website:
"Please review the Dexter Service Manual for insturctions and
specifications relating to bearing adjustment and lubrication. WARNING:
It is important to NOT mix different types of grease thickeners. The
grease that Dexter Axle uses has a Lithium Complex thickener. Mixing
our grease with a Barium, Calcium, Clay, or Polyurea soap based
thickener agent will cause adverse affects. This may include causing
the two greases to harden, separate, become acidic, or pose other
hazards and damage to the bearings. "  Buy one kind of grease, use it,
don't use different greases.  'Nuff said.

New trailer owners:
Don't forget to rotate the air in your tires, lube the hitch bearings,
or inspect the axle belts.

Shawn

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