09-07-2021, 02:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-07-2021, 02:43 PM by Jig-fisher.)
This has been a great post. Thanks everyone for the reminders and all the advice. I bought my boat 2 years ago, a used 2003 bayliner. After reading this I decided to check mine.
I removed the cap on the first and found rust inside the cap, as well as rust colored grease. As I was looking at removing the nut, I found a tang washer instead of a kotter pin. That was good to know. I removed the bearings and took the tire off along with the hubs. The inner bearings had some rust as well. So I went ahead and replaced the whole bearing assembly including a new bearing buddy and cap.
I then pulled the cap on the other side. Water came out of it when it came off. It also had rust and rust colored grease. So I replaced the whole assembly as well with a new bearing buddy and cap.
So thanks again everyone for the great post. I doubt those bearings had ever been changed or even checked. I will be adding grease as mentioned above on a semi-regular basis.
I removed the cap on the first and found rust inside the cap, as well as rust colored grease. As I was looking at removing the nut, I found a tang washer instead of a kotter pin. That was good to know. I removed the bearings and took the tire off along with the hubs. The inner bearings had some rust as well. So I went ahead and replaced the whole bearing assembly including a new bearing buddy and cap.
I then pulled the cap on the other side. Water came out of it when it came off. It also had rust and rust colored grease. So I replaced the whole assembly as well with a new bearing buddy and cap.
So thanks again everyone for the great post. I doubt those bearings had ever been changed or even checked. I will be adding grease as mentioned above on a semi-regular basis.