How to Replace Trailer Wheel Bearings

Hey everyone had to replace one of my Boat trailer bearings, so thought I'd do a quick vid on how to replace them. Super Easy to do and shouldn't take any longer then 30min.
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[@sarahallstott2362]

58 year old nurse from the US. Never used a jack. Never worked on a vehicle at all. Used my common sense and your video and have changed the bearings on one side of my trailer and replaced the wheel. Starting on the other side this afternoon. Thank you!

[@robslater4358]

Thanks for the video had the confidence to change mine today, i kept the old bearings as spares as well but greased them up put them in a old peanut buttet jar ready to be installed, saves doing it on the side of road

[@peterwren6691]

You should always change both parts of the bearings together. It’s bad practice to reuse the old races, even if there like new, as they are matched perfectly to the taper bearing

[@MrRWNTOOL]

thanks to all you guys who video this stuff and save me tons of time

[@paulwary]

Im no mechanic, but I have learnt a lot from various videos. * Don't use new bearings with old races, replace both at the same time, or keep both if in good condition. * You need to tighten the castle nut firmly with a wrench while turning the wheel, to preload the bearing, then back off, then finger tight or some low specific torque * Check for free play by firmly wiggling the wheel. I THINK that a very small amount of play is acceptable, and will tighten as it heats up on the road? I think it's often unavoidable too, because the split pin hole is rarely in just the right position. One video suggests sanding a small amount of the inside of the nut, if the position is not right. I guess a thin shim washer could work too. * Cleanliness is paramount. Clean the area first, don't work on a dusty/windy day. Use a metal dish to accept dirty parts. Clean off any rust or dirt from wheel, hub and axle mount before proceeding to eliminate chance of contamination. Have clean, lint-free cotton cloth in a clean dish to place cleaned parts on. Wash hands before final cleaning & greasing, or better use new gloves for final greasing & assembly. After cleaning wheel hubs thoroughly with rags, finish with brake cleaner. If reusing bearings, soak in clean solvent & finish with brake cleaner & place on lint-free cloth to dry before greasing. * Replace split pin with a new one, not worth the risk of losing a wheel

[@Dailyfiver]

Perfect video for a first time trailer owner like me. Thanks man!

[@aarondrayton5160]

Good vid bud but as a caravan repairer I’d highly recommend if your replacing the bearings replace both race and cone. Not real good practice only changing out the bearings.

[@treymendus]

How do I get the cone out? It's tightly stuck in there! Do I have to hit it hard until it comes out? Should I use heat to loosen it?

[@teighandoughty1573]

@@treymendus hammer and a flat head screw driver

[@BobbyCole-nu7tq]

Weld a bead in it around. Don't weld it to the hub

[@jarryt-s2331]

C’mon Timmy when you do ya bearings should do full kits and replace both bearing races in the hub aswell as tightening the nut as tight as possible spin the wheel a few times to seat the bearings then undo and set the tension still a great video dude! Loving the new content

[@FishingWithTimmyTurtle]

Got to admit it’s my second time doing it haha thanks for the tips 👍

[@jeebus6263]

@@FishingWithTimmyTurtle RTFM, especially if you haven't done it or you're making a video.

[@stevetrepanier4351]

@@jeebus6263 tapping along the flange of the grease cover is better so you don't bend and mangle it as well... always a good idea to replace the races as mentioned each manufacturer can have different specs for material hardness etc. for their specific bearing to run on, and should be replaced as a set

[@jeebus6263]

@@stevetrepanier4351 it would be nice if replacements could be matched but wear is probably not consistent. Either way any proper replacement is better than no replacement.

[@cellio_14]

The mighty car mods boys started just like this Timmy and look at them now. Keep up the good work.

[@SlipperyPete42069]

Instant respect when I saw timken bearing.

[@Mezzararty]

Great vid Timmy Turtle - complete with thunder storms! Going to be working on the trainer wheels this week!

[@mansooramirie5017]

Nice Timmy great to see you back in the water doing more fishing videos keep it up 👍

[@NaughtyGoatFarm]

Just a thought. Perhaps pack those spare bearings with grease and put them in a plastic container (peanut butter jar?) full of grease so they are ready to use if you need to replace them on the road.

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

Thank you - very helpful when I needed to replace my trailer bearings!

[@Thecdnsurvivor]

Thanks for the tips and the thunder crack was a bonus

[@n4369149]

Timmy dropping knowledge bombs!!

[@sighfactor]

Legend. Leave it to an Aussie to keep it simple and clear. Thanks, Mate! :)

[@driftshackaus7408]

Good to see somone actully pack bearings properly mate 👌

[@lakeratatouille]

I'm in the states and we use a bearing buddy system that you grease gun your bearing every time you pull it out of the water. I'll be replacing my bearings soon even though because breaking down on a busy road sucks. Thanks for the great video and keep stealing pots lol.

[@whygooglewhy]

Don't add grease after every trip. The old grease is still there and has nowhere to go. Eventually you'll blow out that back seal.

[@robertbravo1407]

Shorts ,rain and thunder instantly reminded me of home.....lost all focus that I was here for a trailer bearing replacement 🤙

[@anonymousshawn9996]

Exactly the educational video I needed to supplement my orientation at my new job.

[@phillnikoloski3836]

One word.. GLOVES! Keep up the good work mate

[@iain1969]

Good video mate. I know the cones were ok but I'd have replaced them while the wheel is off. If your new bearing gets a bit of salt water in them and you're towing at speed the old races can lose their hardened surface. That marine bearing grease is brown which will camouflage any discolouration which is the first sign of ingress of salt water. The blue stuff means you can see any rust really easy by sticking your finger in the hub and checking the colour of the grease. Nonetheless if everyone did what you just did there'd be less boats on the side of the highway!

[@valandsergio]

Hello Timmy. I remember in my aerly days in aviatio. Greasing the bearings in the same way like you.

[@vcwpervy]

I hope I see you out around brissY just so I can scream TIMMYYYY!!! across the water

[@FT4Freedom]

Good enough Timmy for the next year. We change the races next time. Let's go feeshing.

[@patriotpioneer]

And Bob's Your Uncle, Long Live Aussies...!

[@williamatta3279]

Awesome video Timmy Turtle !!

[@keysautorepair6038]

Always replace both bearing and race at the same time the bearing wears into the race won't last long using the old race with a new bearing.

[@jeebus6263]

They'll ride up with wear :)

[@pmeriggi]

Thank you for this video: it gave me the right confidence in changing my wheel bearings and turned out to be an easy job. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@rjptrucking4598]

Awesome video thanks for keeping it simple and not having bunch of useless junk in there.... Thanks!!!?

[@hrussell82]

thanks Timmy, im about to do this job :)

[@malcolmlau1351]

Loving the new pace of videos being put out, big guts to quit your job for this - its gonna pay off man!

[@robertcraven1771]

Helpful video, thank you sir!

[@joemule8858]

Nice workbench!

[@slowrps13]

The noise crows make drives me nutty.

[@glennreggie3036]

BenniBenson what are you “Raven” on about?! 😂😉👍🏽

[@brettwinstead]

"and Bob's your uncle and your wheel barring is replaced." Wow, there are some strange sayings down under!

[@jaredlabriola]

haha that stood out to me too

[@dale041]

Oldy but goody in common use here in New Zealand 👍

[@kristoffscuba5466]

Roberts your father’s brother.

[@FishingAustralia_au]

good info,,,, easy for people to understand

[@jprdy1]

So helpful and clearly demonstrated, thanks.

[@jsullivan05]

You wanna pack those backup bearings yo, also throw them in a ziplock baggy, then chuck'em in your trunk and forget they're there until you need em. If you forget to pack them and you need to replace them the grease in your wheel now which you might think "oh i'll use use the excess grease already in the wheel" might be full of dust/sand/grit and would chew them up in a matter of miles, absolutely repack them before you put them in your car brother.

[@FishingWithTimmyTurtle]

Thanks mate good tip 👍

[@jsullivan05]

@@FishingWithTimmyTurtle No prob, the reason I know this tooootally isn't because I did exactly what I described or anything >.< lol, let my learning experience save you the heartache brother. When I did it I had all 4 just sitting in my trunk and one of them had gotten wet or something, there was rust on it so it was useless, but I thought to myself "oh thank god I have both sets as backups" so I used the good set and used the grease from the wheel to repack it, I made it maaaybe 20 km before that sand or whatever in the grease burned the backup out, and I was in the same exact spot all over again. Ended up putting my fishing trip about 4-5 hours behind and I was piiiissed lol, figure I can help someone else out with my screwup.

[@ericsweeney4544]

Better option is to vacuum seal them

[@glennsmethurst2235]

The silver “cup” inside the back of hub is a replaceable face for the seal to rub against.

[@DROPUQIK]

Awesome video very helpful

[@hughdennis9523]

You have to do more videos of fishing at Tallebudgera

[@Master-cutclean]

Thank you for this video 👍🏼

[@dillpickles5317]

Beautiful weather lol

[@petervrabcak5597]

Cheers right mate Good job makes it look easy

[@robtait3401]

Excellent video

[@CF-bl9ub]

Dude your the Man! Appreciate this video more then you know, you held my interest and you weren't annoying like most who make videos likes this, you were VERY informative and explained great. NOW I GET TO GO DO THIS ON MY TRAILER lol thanx for the video man!.

[@ianmac2963]

Agree 100% - thank you

[@bigdaddymoe420]

He said, “And Bob’s your uncle!” 😂

[@connorpeace1331]

Been getting some good bass up at borumba some around 50cm and some nice toga around 70 yo 80

[@TheRealMrCods]

Great info Tim 👍

[@FishingWithTimmyTurtle]

Thanks mate had to replace them so thought why not film it 👍

[@TheRealMrCods]

@@FishingWithTimmyTurtle Absolutely

[@pdbrown170b]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@reilleyporter7415]

YES TIMMY!!!

[@abennett5636]

🧤 gloves are a good best friend on this job saves your wife following you around with a newspaper

[@MLef111]

Great video. Thx

[@tony81915]

Great information but next time my pay to replace the outer race as the old one will be worn not seen to the naked eye

[@MrSpot41]

Thanks man !

[@waikatoweasel]

Bloody helpful. Cheers

[@isaiahdewright4007]

Nice timmy

[@collieyak971]

Head over to West Aus mate 👍

[@razoredgelures6655]

Collie This has been discussed Dallas 😉

[@louismontelaro9247]

OK this is the 2nd video I watch that is Australian I just needed a quick repressure course in changing But on both videos neither person change the race it's do you not change that when you're all changing Burns here and here in the US that's always changed

[@myadventuresandtrips6279]

Hey mate if u put lithium grease in pressure pack can and spray wheel nuts with it it will stop them from rusting up doesn’t look pretty but wheel studs and nuts will be in perfect condition when u need to take wheel off

[@tuicr8992]

Very good 👍🏾

[@CamBill_ROBLOX]

I’d carry a spare split pin as well with your spare bearing kit amazing what will happen to it at 2am on the side of the road in the rain and nothing worse than missing 1 important bit

[@jeebus6263]

Cotton pin, good idea

[@kyledupont7711]

Your bearings may just need to be adjusted, check them every year, it should have no play in the wheel and spin quietly. If you can hear your bearing, it is going bad and just greasing it wont fix it. If its quiet but has play, sometimes tightening the axel nut a BIT will fix it, you do not want to tighten it to where it causes resistance to spinning! If you do that the bearing can overheat and go bad quickly. Finger tight will usually do it, as long as there is no play in the wheel and little to no resistance to spinning freely, you are good. Check for the wheel for play after towing at least once. Trailers end up wrecked because people don't pay attention to their bearing and tires, do be that guy and don't forget your spare tire. I have made all these mistakes already

[@seattlefarer]

How do you keep your hubs from getting rusty?

[@reverseuniverse2559]

I don’t know how many videos I’ve watched and looked at images nobody ever mentions or shows which way the rubber seal faces on the axle tho I did pause this video so it looks like the domed side faces the axle?

[@UtahDarkHorse]

Thank you for a super video! Getting ready to go do this on my trailer. Only suggestion might be to pre-pack the spare bearings with grease and store them in a Ziploc baggie. Thanks again.

[@Steves_ADV]

Good stuff mate. Maybe keep those spare bearing already greased in a zip lock bag? One less thing to do on the side of the road.

[@AraratGold]

Mate, others have said it, but I will reiterate it : you should always replace the cups with the new ones that come with the bearings !

[@johnsellers9623]

Yeah I noticed you didn’t put an outer seal on. Does dust cap act as the outer seal? I have a ten year old homo depo single axle trailer and can’t find the right seals. Had hard time getting right bearings too. Numbers are wore off. I wrecked the seals taking off. Didn’t think I’d have a hard time getting new ones. Can I get away with not putting outer seal on ? Thanks and good job on video. Oh when putting the races in just tap them on sides then use a punch tap rest way on?✌️👍🇺🇸

[@fordfan463]

Probibly one of the few videos on how to do wheel bearing the right way! Everyone always wants to tighten them down crazy by hand. Better to back it off to the coter pin hole then have it a little more hand tight. You need room for heat expansion,

[@dalewillard50]

You still need to seat the bearing, which means torquing it to spec, spinning it to get it to seat then loosening it slightly.

[@BobbyCole-nu7tq]

The washer has a key in it so as not to un tightened the nut. Make sure the washer don't turn

[@BobbyCole-nu7tq]

The washer has a little thing that sticks out so as to fit into the shaft so the bearing won't spin the nut off

[@brendanhowley2964]

Does it matter if your seal is lose on the shaft at the back?

[@NathanBswan]

Replaced all while wearing no shoes!

[@sporttalk1405]

Been counting down all arvo

[@connecting2spirit]

Did you replace the 'races' when you put the new wheel bearing in? I'm replacing some really old bearings, and was told to replace the races at the same time. Any tip on how to get them out?

[@SBecktacular]

Susan Norton Dangar marine has a good video on it

[@jeebus6263]

That's what i was looking for too

[@willwhite1745]

Would ya ever go fishing off the rocks at Huskisson New South Wales... near Jervis Bay

[@tjhughes9099]

it's a bit far from qld

[@willwhite1745]

TJ Hughes true but he could make it a week trip

[@vector2269]

More of these vids Tim! Much prefer learning this shit off you instead of some other random. cheers!

[@millersbaits8819]

👍

[@plus790]

If you're going to keep them as spares, regrease them and store them in a ziplock bag (or two).

[@cambodianangler9052]

Can u please tell me the bearing number to fit my bass tracker boat trailer my friend

[@xfhnhhgjbvcfg]

Why can't I leave the rim attached to the hub and change the bearings? I have to do an equipment trailer and I don't have an impact on that would save me a lot of lug nuts taking off and putting back on

[@cjerico]

Dishes just say Bob's your uncle? Lol

[@johnpower8356]

I’ve never seen someone not replace the outer races before, new rollers and inner races but no outer races? Like half a job those outers wear just like the rest

[@bitcoinbeast]

Suprised we didnt see any Huntsman, they always come out of the nooks when its wet

[@dolaward]

How do you know the bearings are seated properly?

[@bitcoinbeast]

Bit of Thunder there mate

[@craigforsberg1972]

I'm a mechanic in training and was talking to my work ex boss and he said pack the bearing but as soon and you get to a half decent speed the grease gets flung outwards and he said when I did it on a trailer he said every second bearing change to change the runs for the bearings

[@tonydize3944]

👏🏻

[@ItsLRivera]

How would I determine the size bearing and seal I would need?

[@jeniraexotica7952]

The old ones have a number on them

[@codythornton769]

Come on timmy

[@davidlove7825]

Take those wheels off the hubs before they seize on.

[@arcticgummibear]

Next time try using latex gloves to stay sparkly clean!!

[@frankjaegar1805]

From what I see you didn't grease the marine seal mate, you need to fill the marine seals inner channel with grease, that's the Main thing that stops water being ingested through the back of the seal. You also didn't apply pre load to the bearing l mate.

[@boashna]

you used a water base grease - you should use a marine base grease which is green and water proof - fyi they do have a system that is good for about 140 salt water trip or more and you never have to touch it - $100 each wheel installed

[@jeebus6263]

I bought tubes of thick'n tacky and the green heavy duty stuff for bearings in general, i don't think it's marine grease tho.

[@jeebus6263]

So there's no torture spec on that spindle nut?

[@Scatterpattern]

I’m assuming you mean torque. Definitely not, the wheel should have a tiny bit of play.

[@jeebus6263]

@@Scatterpatternwho knew auto-complete had darker humor than me :p

[@effaroundfindout]

One of our employees put the wrong seal on the bearings, I don't understand how he was able to do that as it doesn't seem like it would go together properly if it was the wrong size? It burned up our axle 😑

[@PTRRanger951]

Easier to take tire off first. Then you don’t have the whole wheel in the way when your dealing with the hub. You will only have the hub.

[@martinfox9560]

Gloves are good.