AdministratorCan you put too much grease in a Bearing Buddy?
Can Bearing Buddy Bearing Protectors Be Over-Filled with Too Much Grease It is possible to over-fill a hub that has a Bearing Buddy bearing protector such as #BB1781.
Should grease come out of Bearing Buddy?
This is normal. After driving several miles, check the piston (or blue ring) to see if it has moved inward. If it has, add a little more grease to get the piston to move outward or the blue ring to move about 1/8″ past the front of the Bearing Buddy®.
Do Bearing Buddies get grease to the back bearing?
Expert Reply: Bearing Buddy pumps grease into the center of the hub all the way back to the grease seal. A double lip seal should be used to prevent grease from blowing out the seal when added.
How do I know if my Bearing Buddy has enough grease?
How often should I grease my Bearing Buddies?
They said the best thing to do is have the bearings packed once a year. Once packed and with a good seal, there is no need to add more grease.
How often should I grease my bearing buddies?
How often should I add grease to Bearing Buddy?
Do I need to repack bearings with Bearing Buddies?
Expert Reply: When you use the Bearing Buddy Bearing Protectors like # BB2441, so you do not need to take apart the wheel hub and repack the bearings. The Bearing Buddy Protectors have a spring loaded seal that keeps the moisture and debris out of the bearings.
Can you reuse Bearing Buddies?
They recommend once a year or more if you use it often.
Why won’t the grease come out of a stuck pin?
Sometimes this method will not work because the old grease is just too tight. Then you need to resort to degreasers and such like or remove the pin and clean out the grease canal physically. Sometimes also, worn metal from the pin, bush or both will block the hole. Time for new pins and bushes.
How do you remove a bent grease fitting?
If the fitting is in a pin, there is often a bend in the grease canal. You can clean out the straight first part of the canal all you like with a wire or a welding rod, it will not get around the bend.
Why won’t my Zerk take grease?
You’ve replaced the zerks and it still won’t take grease? Does grease leak out of where the zerk/grease gun fitting connect, or does the gun build pressure and it just stalls, and then you have to fight the connector back off the zerk? If it’s the first, I’d replace the grease guns connector fitting.