03-08-2015, 05:20 AM
Kind of gets me. I grease them often, etc. Everytime I get to the lake/home I put a hand on the rim closest to the hub and feel for temps. Not really sure why the failure. Almost 3 1/2 years old and 98% of all fishing trips is Mead so not really long hauls by any means. I suppose besides greasing them often I am going to have to pull the hubs and really give them a good looksie/repacking once a year. About all I can think of. Plus being better prepared tool wise... Grease gun, hammer, punches, pipe wrench, spare hub kit, etc. I had the bearings in the boat misc box but really they do me zero good there w/o all the other stuff mentioned above.
Spare hub!!! It sucks to have to punch out races, etc roadside. Totally worth it to have a spare hub assy all ready to drop in... Looking at Bass Pro it is mid $20s for the bearing kit I had on hand. Two bearings, a seal and a cotter pin. Add another $20 to that for a spare hub kit in a nice box and everything is there! Bearings, seals, hub, lug nuts, dust cover and a tube of grease. Doooh, dunno what I was thinking to buy a spare bearing set over just spending another $20... I know better now and hopefully my pain and this post will help someone out there in forum land make a great decision to buy a spare hub kit!!!!!!!!
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Spare hub!!! It sucks to have to punch out races, etc roadside. Totally worth it to have a spare hub assy all ready to drop in... Looking at Bass Pro it is mid $20s for the bearing kit I had on hand. Two bearings, a seal and a cotter pin. Add another $20 to that for a spare hub kit in a nice box and everything is there! Bearings, seals, hub, lug nuts, dust cover and a tube of grease. Doooh, dunno what I was thinking to buy a spare bearing set over just spending another $20... I know better now and hopefully my pain and this post will help someone out there in forum land make a great decision to buy a spare hub kit!!!!!!!!
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