Q about trailer wheel bearings

I just pulled off the wheels to replace the tires (cracked side walls),
and I'm wondering about the wheel bearings. I see a grease gun fitting
threaded into a cup, which is captured by a 'C' ring. The grease gun
fitting looks pretty rusty itself.

Should I replace the zerk and pump in new grease, or should I take the
whole cup out, flush out the old grease, put the cup back in with a new
grease gun fitting and start fresh?

Anything else I should look at while I'm in there?

Ken

"Ken Ward" wrote in message
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I just pulled off the wheels to replace the tires (cracked side walls),
and I'm wondering about the wheel bearings. I see a grease gun fitting
threaded into a cup, which is captured by a 'C' ring. The grease gun
fitting looks pretty rusty itself.

Should I replace the zerk and pump in new grease, or should I take the
whole cup out, flush out the old grease, put the cup back in with a new
grease gun fitting and start fresh?

Anything else I should look at while I'm in there?

Ken

I would star fresh and clean the bearings up if the are unsealed !

Make sure you put in a new grease seal and new split pins.

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ab_tra...788278,00.html

http://www.off-road.com/chevy/tech/wheel_bearings/

http://autorepair.about.com/cs/doity...h_bearing1.htm