Lost; Bearing Buddy.Reward!

[gofastsandman]

Lost a buddy bearing on the way home. Nothing left of the seal. The inner race of the inner bearing looks like a W. 1/16" by the shoulder. Outer race was completely gone. No carrier.What was left of the needle bearings were hiding where the seal used to be. The good news is the spindle was fine with a little emery dressing. Another couple of miles and it would`ve been a new axle....

Mike at Tuppen`s is the local trailer guru. I have less than 20 hrs on new hubs etc. I didn`t bring a complete trailer kit because I had just done them. I grease them when I get home from the ramp. 15 min @ 35 mph. I had my floor jack, breaker bar ,and grease gun. Thought I`d be fine.

WRONG! I never saw any smoke. I didn`t stop to feel the heat along the way. I didn`t grease them up before I left because, "I didn`t splash her when they were hot". The bearings were cold when I launched and pulled. So was the water. Not for long. Water + heat = pressure. Pressure = premature ejection for the little buddy. Loss of buddy = loss of grease. Hope I didn`t hurt anyone.

I hadn`t considered the water. Mike said that`s why they blow out. Grease up off the ramp from now on.

Most of the time I love learning new things.
GFS