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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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