salvaged a day

My wife and I had big plans for a Sunday filled with sheepshead and bull reds (hopefully). I got maybe 100 yards from the house when a grinding sound coming from the trailer let me know that wasn’t happening. I knew immediately I had a bad bearing and was frustrated knowing we were going to miss a nice day on the water. Fortunately changing out the bearings wasn’t nearly as bad as I always thought it would be (I never had to change them before). You can see from the picture I avoided a potential worse day with how bad the outer bearing was tore up. If there’s anyone intimidated about changing bearings like I was, check out the video in the link. It’s a short and to the point video on how to deal with trailer bearings. Finished up with the trailer early afternoon and decided there was still time for a late afternoon of fishing. Launched out of bushy park. I didn’t catch a thing, but my wife not-so-humbly put two reds, 17" and 22", and a nice 18" flounder on the boat. Ended up being a good day after all.

http://www.etrailer.com/tv-faq-repacking-trailer-wheel-bearings.aspx

Good work! Re: the bearings, I have made it a point to take my trailers over to Charleston Trailer annually to have them check the bearings. Its easy peace of mind, only takes a few minutes and I know they are gonna try to upsell me on something I don’t need. I can and have done it myself but I have enough #$%#@ going on :slight_smile:


2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
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Yow, gnarly looking bearings. I clean/repack my bearings annually and keep an extra hub/bearings ready to swap out if necessary. Very easy to do.

Nice flattie! Since your wife out fished you, I hope you made her clean the fish.

“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”, but really, who cares?

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Originally posted by DFreedom

Yow, gnarly looking bearings. I clean/repack my bearings annually and keep an extra hub/bearings ready to swap out if necessary. Very easy to do.

Nice flattie! Since your wife out fished you, I hope you made her clean the fish.

“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”, but really, who cares?


She even let me clean them myself! She doesn’t mind helping eat them though haha

good job on the bearings for sure… great catch…

21’ Triumph T-Top 150

A real man would have his wife fix the bearing while you relaxed.LOL I say that as i clean house and do the wash.Wonder what the wife wants for dinner???

Stonoman

I used to do that lots. I changed to oil lube and can’t remember when I touched the bearings last