Rear wheell axle on fire.

[NancysToy]

So how do you feel about bearing buddies?
http://www.bearingbuddy.com/

They are fine for low speed boat trailer bearings...but not so good in other cases. They don't put grease to the rear bearing unless the hub is completely full, which can overheat the bearings and hub at hiway speeds. This also eventually pushes the dirty grease out of the outer bearing and into the inner bearing. A full hub will keep out water, and can be used at slow speeds, but it is an invitation to problems at highway speeds or the high rotational speeds seen with tiny wheels. Better to just clean and repack your bearings once or twice a year, IMO.

 

[Floyd Baughman]

Wheel Bearings replacement

nojoke

When one replace the rear tire that is best to change the bearings and seals on the rear wheel all at the same time. The bearings are sealed and cannot be repacked with grease. Bearings are cheap 20.00 total .

 

[viperred]

Rear wheel axle

I just had a new rear tire put on, and I need to check to see if they considered my bearings.:spyder2::spyder2:

 

[chris56]

sounds some of you make to often a .. "high pressure cleaning"

 

[Dick Wells]

Glad I happened onto this thread! I'd never even considered checking the manual (at just 10K on the bike)! As a full-time RV'er, I keep really close track of my bearings on my 33 ft TT, which grosses 11,300. It has Easy Lube axles, and I have had no problems with them in some 105~ miles of towing my 04 Keystone Mountaineer tag-along, bought used in 06. I know from experience that I can't pump an excess of grease in there, without blowing past the inner axle seals, cleaning and drying a set of brake shoes isn't the most pleasant way to spend an afternoon!:gaah:
So, I shoot about 6 pumps in there about every 10K, but, the way I stay out of trouble, is to walk around the whole rig, feeling of the tire treads and the hubs, ---- every time my 73 YO bladder tells me to pull over.nojoke That's about 4-5 checks a day, when we're on our way cross-country. Anyway, a full hub and bearing won't cause a problem, unless there's no place for the hot grease to go, which, of course, could be the case with a Spyder rear hub, I haven't been in there, yet, so if the thing is sealed up tight, somethings gonna get hot! Still, I can't perceive of a single lip seal allowing that to happen. ????

This wake-up thread is gonna save me some heartache down the road with my Spyder, me thinks. I'll start keeping better track of that hub, and I ain't a-gonna let it go beyond the factory recommendations for replacement. One question, for those who might know. Who has the sizes/PN's for these bearings and seals? I've always gone to outfits like Bearings Specialty for replacement bearings, and usually, you will have more than one level of quality(and price, of course) available. Or, does Bombardier use a proprietory bearing? It'd be nice to have a set on hand, for the time that the tire has to be changed due to wear or road hazard.

One more comment. I just ordered a Smooth Spyder belt tensioner, last night, after reading a near-by thread, and I'm looking forward to subjecting the bearings to much less load, even though I slacked off on that "guitar string" setting that BRP used to set them at, a long time ago.

Thanks for bearing with me.
DW