"Craig Davis" wrote in message
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I recently bought a used 17' boat with an EZ Loader trailer. I pull it
about 3000-4000 miles per year and use it in fresh water only. The trailer
has a single axel with Bearing Buddies. I have heard of enough failures
of the inside bearing while using the Bearing Buddies to make me wary of
them. Should I leave them on or take them off? Also, what kind or brand
of
grease should I use to repack the wheel bearings? Thanks in advance for
any
help you can provide.

Bearing Buddies work fine as long as you keep them greased religiously.

Bearing Buddies are spring loaded, and keep internal pressure on the grease
at all times. This keeps water out, but tends to push out a small amount of
grease when in operation. This makes for a dirty hub, and uses quite a bit
of grease, but if you can handle those shortcomings, Bearing Buddies are the
best at preserving bearings, and keeping them dry.

As for the grease, we always used standard marine wheel bearing grease, like
the stuff at Wall-Mart. There is no need to buy expensive grease, just to
throw it away.

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