While servicing boat trailer wheel bearings isn’t sexy, it can prevent the loss of valuable boating time. The most effective way to keep your rig rolling is vigilance. How often to grease boat trailer ...

Courtesy Bearing Buddy. Your boat trailer’s wheel bearings need lubrication to dissipate heat, stave off corrosion, and keep those wheels a-rolling. There are three general types of wheel-bearing ...

Trailer bearings are packed with grease, with a rear seal and front hub cap to prevent it from running amuck. Red, tacky grease is what we are after, but any hardware or auto parts store will ...

Every single season, the trailer axle needs to have a proper service where the bearings are completely removed, cleaned, inspected, repacked and regreased. Most boat owners get lazy and rely on ...

Your wheel bearings were probably originally lubed with a lithium-12-complex grease, a perfectly good grease for wheel-bearing use, even on a boat trailer if it's maintained.

With fishing seasons nearing, now is the time to give some thought to the most common problems related to boat trailers: lights and wheel bearings.

Bearings also bear load — the clue is in the name — and are therefore prone to wear or failure: Many trailer manufacturers recommending they be inspected and greased, at most, every 20,000 miles.