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<blockquote data-quote="wmk0002" data-source="post: 504216" data-attributes="member: 13975"><p>I think the best thing to do would be just get new hubs. I buy most all of my trailer parts on line at etrailer.com. They have excellent product descriptions, images, product videos, installation video, etc plus the best prices.</p><p></p><p>What I would do is pull the hub and extract the two bearings and see if you can find the part numbers. The inner and outer bearings will be different. You can cross reference those numbers to the bearings in the hub assembly you buy to make sure it fits. </p><p></p><p>Don't toss the old hubs though if they aren't shot. I'd also buy at least one new inner seal (they are cheap) and clean and repack one old hub to keep as a spare. Also good to have on hand onto in case you ever go to look at another old project boat and you need hub to put on in order to pull it home.</p><p></p><p>Overall, bearing/hub work is really easy, just a tad messy. It only gets difficult when you actually try to replace the bearing races. They are easy to put in with a cheap installer kit from Harbor Freight but they are usually a pain to knock out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wmk0002, post: 504216, member: 13975"] I think the best thing to do would be just get new hubs. I buy most all of my trailer parts on line at etrailer.com. They have excellent product descriptions, images, product videos, installation video, etc plus the best prices. What I would do is pull the hub and extract the two bearings and see if you can find the part numbers. The inner and outer bearings will be different. You can cross reference those numbers to the bearings in the hub assembly you buy to make sure it fits. Don't toss the old hubs though if they aren't shot. I'd also buy at least one new inner seal (they are cheap) and clean and repack one old hub to keep as a spare. Also good to have on hand onto in case you ever go to look at another old project boat and you need hub to put on in order to pull it home. Overall, bearing/hub work is really easy, just a tad messy. It only gets difficult when you actually try to replace the bearing races. They are easy to put in with a cheap installer kit from Harbor Freight but they are usually a pain to knock out. [/QUOTE]
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