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If you pack the cavity in the wheel hub full of grease, the bearings will heat up faster and wear out sooner than if you pack the bearings, and leave a small smear of grease in the center of the cavity.
Bearing buddies are an alternative for boat trailers which are in and out of water weekly during season. Take the grease gun, fill the cavity, and push the water out.
Proof of this theory was shown to me by a building manager in Illinois, who, removed the grease fitting from the bearings on a furnace fan some 30 years ago. The bearings have not been greased, nor have they worn out. Repack in the winter months, but don't fill the cavity all the way up.
Nice little tidbit I thought when the guy showed me...
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Bill Schwab
In the year 1491, if the Naturescape Landscape Company did the site work in Pisa, Italy, they would not be calling it the "leaning" tower.
Encinitas, Ca. 92024
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