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Didn't use marine grease on my bearings. Uhoh?
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny" data-source="post: 382919" data-attributes="member: 13599"><p>OTW-102 </p><p></p><p>My father was a mechanic all his life. As a young teenager, I watched him change the bearings in one</p><p>of his old homemade boat trailers. He mentioned <strong>High Heat Specific</strong> grease for trailers. I asked "why"?</p><p>He said - - - picture a truck with 17" wheels, pulling a trailer [any trailer] with 13 or 14" wheels.</p><p>The truck is going 60 miles per hour - sometimes for hours and hours on end. ........</p><p>that poor little old smaller trailer tire may be turning at 140 miles per hour - for hours and hours on end.</p><p>THAT is why you see so many boats parked on side of the road with burned up hubs.</p><p></p><p>So, with this in mind, I am quite sure that grease companies put quite a bit of research</p><p>into a specific lubricant that is designed for a specific application.</p><p>Whether it is for your Outboard Lower Unit oil, two-cycle oil, or trailer bearings, </p><p>I find it wise to use a specific lubricant for a specific purpose if you expect long term satisfaction.</p><p></p><p>Jus my dos centavos</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny, post: 382919, member: 13599"] OTW-102 My father was a mechanic all his life. As a young teenager, I watched him change the bearings in one of his old homemade boat trailers. He mentioned [b]High Heat Specific[/b] grease for trailers. I asked "why"? He said - - - picture a truck with 17" wheels, pulling a trailer [any trailer] with 13 or 14" wheels. The truck is going 60 miles per hour - sometimes for hours and hours on end. ........ that poor little old smaller trailer tire may be turning at 140 miles per hour - for hours and hours on end. THAT is why you see so many boats parked on side of the road with burned up hubs. So, with this in mind, I am quite sure that grease companies put quite a bit of research into a specific lubricant that is designed for a specific application. Whether it is for your Outboard Lower Unit oil, two-cycle oil, or trailer bearings, I find it wise to use a specific lubricant for a specific purpose if you expect long term satisfaction. Jus my dos centavos [/QUOTE]
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