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January 29th, 2019 at 11:45:46 AM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: terapined
What are "bearing buddy's"
https://www.bearingbuddy.com/

Allows you to grease the bearings without having to open up the inside of the wheel.

"Bearing buddy" is a brand, and it's a good one, but there is a better one out there if interested. I looked for a video to link for you but all I found were complete idiots about how to do it, so I quit looking. No wonder these guys lose wheels on the highway.

The idea behind the bb is you can grease your bearings without having to use tools other than a grease gun. Handy dandy. But regardless, bearings need lubrication no matter how it gets done.
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January 29th, 2019 at 1:15:28 PM permalink
terapined
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Quote: petroglyph
https://www.bearingbuddy.com/

Allows you to grease the bearings without having to open up the inside of the wheel.

"Bearing buddy" is a brand, and it's a good one, but there is a better one out there if interested. I looked for a video to link for you but all I found were complete idiots about how to do it, so I quit looking. No wonder these guys lose wheels on the highway.

The idea behind the bb is you can grease your bearings without having to use tools other than a grease gun. Handy dandy. But regardless, bearings need lubrication no matter how it gets done.



Wow, this looks really interesting
Repacking my bearings is a pain. I've never done it. I brought to a mechanic once but I don't think he did it properly
I have seen youtube videos but am afraid I will screw things up
I am definitely looking into this.
Thanks
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January 29th, 2019 at 1:34:58 PM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: terapined
Wow, this looks really interesting
Repacking my bearings is a pain. I've never done it. I brought to a mechanic once but I don't think he did it properly
I have seen youtube videos but am afraid I will screw things up
I am definitely looking into this.
Thanks
It's so easy to do, and once you've had them you will always want them. It's so easy, it's silly not to have them. Even moreso on a boat trailer.

You do know about cross contamination of grease, I presume?

The bb brand has one downfall,,,,that is flinging grease, but the caps stop that from splaying it all over the place when spinning. There is a better brand that doesn't fling the grease if I can think of it. They aren't expensive and easy to install if you want to do it. It just takes a big set of channel lock pliers and a rubber mallet.

Don't believe any of these youtube video's that recommended putting in twenty pumps. There is a "full" indicator to tell you when to stop pumping. If done regularly, it only takes 3-7 pumps. Simple.

I know some mechanic shops rip customers off on packing.
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January 29th, 2019 at 3:15:21 PM permalink
Evenbob
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Quote: petroglyph


Allows you to grease the bearings without having to open up the inside of the wheel.


In the 80's I had a VW Rabbit. The bearings
on one front wheel were going, you could
hear it when I turned the wheel too far left
or right.

I got a spray can of white grease and tore
a hole in the boot and got in there with
the spray tube and drove it for another
year doing that every couple hundred
miles.
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January 29th, 2019 at 3:34:44 PM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: Evenbob
In the 80's I had a VW Rabbit. The bearings
on one front wheel were going, you could
hear it when I turned the wheel too far left
or right.

I got a spray can of white grease and tore
a hole in the boot and got in there with
the spray tube and drove it for another
year doing that every couple hundred
miles.
Cool hack.

I had a 80 VW pickup. It was amazing. Transverse engine [gas] front wheel drive , couldn't hardly get it stuck, could give it a tune up and nearly every thing mechanical could be done without having to take a step. Easy to reach. I got 26 mpg. The diesel model got over 50. That was in 1980.

For some reason, that technology isn't available in the US now ?
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January 29th, 2019 at 3:42:34 PM permalink
Face
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Quote: petroglyph

For some reason, that technology isn't available in the US now ?


Yours prolly had a curb weight of 2,100lbs. The "small" Colorado starts at about 5,700.
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January 29th, 2019 at 3:46:51 PM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: Face
Yours prolly had a curb weight of 2,100lbs. The "small" Colorado starts at about 5,700.
My god, I'd hated to get in a collision in it. It was tiny.

I tried towing my first boat with it, a 16ft. Larson fiberglass. Talk about the tail wagging the dog.

IDK what a Colorado is? Does it run on a small 4 cylinder diesel engine, like a lot of Euro cars?
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January 29th, 2019 at 3:47:51 PM permalink
petroglyph
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But it was very good transportation and I could haul firewood in it.
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January 29th, 2019 at 3:50:18 PM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: petroglyph


For some reason, that technology isn't available in the US now ?


Because it is near 40 years old?
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January 29th, 2019 at 3:51:05 PM permalink
petroglyph
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OK, https://www.chevrolet.com/trucks/colorado-mid-size-truck Diesel available

Impressive, hope it is trouble free. Does indeed have 4 cylinder engine. Learned something today.
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