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Old 06-16-2015, 10:52 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
If you do not clean and repack the new bearings you will need all the extras you bought and then some.
When I assembled the trailer I repacked with fresh grease. Even then, it only lasted a couple years before the cheap, low grade Chinese bearing ate it. The grease around it looked fine. Looks like the 'hardening' (if you can call it that) flaked off pretty quick. I'm guessing my new 'quality brand' bearings will last longer.
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