After having a Hoppy light flasher go bad a couple of weeks back, I spent
some time yesterday replacing it, and inspecting (manually and with a meter)
trailer wires. And, did all the stuff which, for three years, I said I would
do tomorrow, like make sure all trailer bolts were still torqued right,
replace the frayed strap, etc. I have Bearing Buddies, and those are checked
for grease level according to a schedule commonly known as "Didn't you just
check those an hour ago?" But, even so, I wonder.

So, I consulted with an old voodoo lady, who put candles in the boat and
threw herbs all over it, made some weird sounds that frightened the
neighbors and all the animals around the yard. She asked "When did you say
you were going to the Adirondacks?" I told her "late August". She said "Heh
heh heh...your Taurus blew an oil pump on route 81 - remember? Bad mojo,
that trip!" She poked one of the hubs with her toe, and dropped stone cold
dead, right in my driveway. As long as I was bent over to get rid of the
body, I figured I'd check the hubs, and noticed somewhat more ooze around
the Bearing Buddy on the starboard side.

Now I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to totally disassemble the
bearings, have them dumped in a parts cleaner, and repack or replace, based
on inspection. My otherwise excellent mechanic refuses to do the job. His
reasoning: "I'd have to charge you normal shop rates. But, it's so easy,
that when you see it done, you'll be ****ed off that you paid for such an
easy thing. Do it yourself. Bring donuts and I'll run them through the parts
cleaner for you".

How easy is it, really?