NO-MESS Trailer Bearing Replace and Lube

[PATRIOT2]

Not trying to re-invent the wheel here . . . just don't enjoy taking a bath in axle grease and not knowing if I have air cavities inside the hub . . . anyway my hubs came factory plain so I added Zerk fittings and a bleeder hole so I can monitor the condition of the grease.
I found that if I install the hub on the axle backwards and without the seal installed, I can power lube one bearing at a time and don't have to worry about bellowing the seal. Then I removed the hub, "press" the seal in, to keep from dislodging the grease, then power lubed the outside bearing. With the hub off, while reversing position, I can see there are no "voids" inside the hub.
Just sayin' . . .

 

[crazymanme2]

I use one of these to pack my bearings.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PDQ3E4/ref=asc_df_B000PDQ3E42084247?smid=A31AW2OZADFE8G&tag=pgmp-815-97-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395109&creativeASIN=B000PDQ3E4

 

[user 7806]

I use one of these to pack my bearings.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PDQ3E4/ref=asc_df_B000PDQ3E42084247?smid=A31AW2OZADFE8G&tag=pgmp-815-97-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395109&creativeASIN=B000PDQ3E4

Those work well but I think they waste a lot of grease. The last time I packed bearing by hand I put on some disposable rubber gloves, no mess no fuss.

 

[PATRIOT2]

I use one of these to pack my bearings.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PDQ3E4/ref=asc_df_B000PDQ3E42084247?smid=A31AW2OZADFE8G&tag=pgmp-815-97-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395109&creativeASIN=B000PDQ3E4

Those work for what they are but you still have to handle a greased bearing afterwards . . . I needed a way to pack the bearings "in place", fill all voids inside the hub with grease by expelling all the air, not waste any grease (each side took less than 3 ounces of lube . . . a mini-tube), and of course not take a bath in it. This method works only if both the inner and outer races are the same size though.

 

[Hanr3]

I use one of these to pack my bearings.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PDQ3E4/ref=asc_df_B000PDQ3E42084247?smid=A31AW2OZADFE8G&tag=pgmp-815-97-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395109&creativeASIN=B000PDQ3E4

Those work well but I think they waste a lot of grease. The last time I packed bearing by hand I put on some disposable rubber gloves, no mess no fuss.

X2


Nice job witht he zerk fittings, great idea.