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My tendency is to over grease, but I learned to temper it long ago.

i have a question about hub size. I have a 5 on 5 Dexter what are the pros or cons of it vs. a 5 on 4.5 hub

👍👍I am definitely an over greaser. "Hotter than a ten dollar weed eater at the pawn shop" is a keeper. Thank you for that. 😉👍

I think this Bearing Buddy is more of a way to add grease without the disassembly. This means manual packaging of the bearings first, then installing this product for proper lubrication.

Thank you for the information, always helpful to have the proper procedure. I have the ez lube system but added a bearing buddy bra to it and it helps keep water out the ez lube hub.

Honestly, I had never heard of Bearing Buddy. It looks like it’s kind of an after-market EZ-Lube (without the chase to bring grease to the back of the bearing)?

Excellent presentation!! Thanks for the lesson.

Hey no LOOKING at the star wheel. Model T technology in the 21st century. I jacked up my trailer and put jack stands on four corners,lioke you suggested, but did not expect that the shakles would twist down and the axles would drop, so I jacked the unloaded axles up and blocked to finish the adjustment. Could you please advise others of this hazard. Scared the $%#@ out of me. The manual states, "Do not jack under the axles". I appreciate and have learned a valuable lesson about how to get a trailer lifted, Thanks.

Question: I had my dual axle camping trailer inspected and they used a jack on the back side of the break plate to raise it to test my break away and inspect the break pads. That summer the inside of the tires on that axle wore down to needing replacement but not the front axle that he did not lift. Could he had changed the bend in the axle enough to cause this. I carry a pull-on or back-on ramp in the event that I need to change a flat tire. Also I would like to commend you on great videos on the maintenance on trailers.

Looks the same as the rear drums on my mid 60s Fords

Why don't you put the packer in a vice when grease is cold or thicker? They have similar ones for sale with a little handle you turn...vice or handle same..same. cheers

Great video. I am diagnosing very weak brakes on my 7k axles. I have not been diligent with adjusting brakes, so I think I have bad magnets as the one I tested, there was a pull there, but it was not strong. I have since adjusted the brakes, but very little braking force was gained. I'm going to watch your adjusting video just to make sure I am doing it right. But, if I have a weak magnetic force, would you lean towards wiring or a bad magnet? Thanks!

Can the P3 be mounted in different positions?

Hi my trailer spits fluid out of the weep hole at the top of the ram but only at the top of the dump position. Any idea?

Great video. 👍💪🏅 I am actually pretty good about checking tire pressure on all my trailers.

my hot wire melted in the plug goes from the camper to the truck. do you know why???

We could have removed the lug nuts by hand on the 5th wheel RV that we had just purchased and towed 50 miles to home!! That was 17 years ago, we now stretch those bolts prior to every trip, while on every trip and twice after repacking the bearings. Kinda goes along with checking tire pressures.

I have a horse trailer with ez lube and I was planning to hit with a few pumps in the near future. It doesn't get used much so it would be good if it needs grease. Thank you for the information. I'll be tearing down instead.

Thank you for the video, great job. I had some interesting conversations awhile back with two gentlemen; one works for a well known company that sells trailer components online, the other a local RV mechanic. The conversation centered on WHO IS RESPONSIBLE for the final brake setup when you buy a brand new travel trailer. The trailer manufacturer? The dealer? The buyer? Bottom line: do NOT assume that if you buy a brand new travel trailer that the brakes have been initially adjusted. This was certainly the case with my brand new trailer which came with Lippert self-adjusting brakes. The brakes were never initially adjusted to the correct 'starting' position. One side self-adjusted more or less correctly, the other did not. So braking was uneven until I finally figured out what was happening. I'll never buy self-adjusting again.

Best video i have seen on u- tube. I have a dump trailer wearing tires out on both axles, one on the front axle right side and one on the rear left side . Getting ready to look at it . I subscribed your channel!

My 2013 RV has the breakaway switch's power lead directly hooked to the RV house battery (there is no controller box). When the lanyard is pulled the brake system gets the batteries full 12 VDC power. Assuming the brakes are adjusted and in good condition it would potentially lock up the trailer brakes as the DOT had mentioned to you. Thanks for all the great videos they have been a big help verifying what I already know and teaching me things that I should know.

Great video, thank you. I would love to have you make a video about SELF-ADJUSTING electric brakes. Do they actually work, etc.? I'm sure you've seen some of these in your shop and would love your thoughts. Bob in Grand Rapids, MI

I was always told on new bearings tighten the nut to 50 foot pounds then back it off and and then just snug the nut back up? Old bearings just snug them up. Thoughts on this method?

Guilty of using Easy Lube the wrong way. I will be changing my procedure going forward! Thank you for the education on Easy Lube.

Great videos! Everyone of them has helped educate me on proper maintenance and further understanding of how they work. Excellent presentations!

I agree with you to tear it down and inspect. I have an 8K pound TT and do it every year.

What would cause a brake to lock up after stopping and then going but not lockup if stopped bit not go forward or back wards so if you take your foot off the brake but don't move it doesn't lock up? Thanks

Tighten the lug nuts. 👍🏅😉

I check my tire pressure on my truck once a week. When I pull my trailors, it's every hook up.

I thought it was a few pumps and good to go, that’s what they told me when I bought my new travel trailer. Now on my utility trailer I don’t have that system and of course I break it down and clean and repack/ replace. I learned something today.

Good afternoon. I have some 4741 brake assemblies. The left side are the only 2 that the brake drum is getting hot, the hubs are not. That is telling me that its the magnet and or brakes dragging. Would you have any suggestions on anything else to look for?

I have a double axle trailer 16 footer with the 15's. I haul two zero turn mowers rated around 950 lbs each. What would you recommend the tire pressure at for each tire?

Great tutorial!

Would like to see a vid on diagnosing the wiring from the plug to the brakes. My wiring is old and I've replaced the assemblies but can't get them to energize.

You need a small barrel of grease with an air compressor to do all that pumping or use a battery operated grease gun. Work smarter not harder. Just my 2 cents

You are very knowledgeable and I have learned a lot from them. How does DOT test them during a stop? Thanks for the great videos!

Question: I have a tandem axle travel trailer. I check my brakes with a digital temp gauge. The passenger side front wheel ways reads 30 to 50 degrees warmer. Is this normal or an indication of a pending problem?

I’m cheap; can a guy resurface the magnet if it is not worn down too much?

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Just watched myself when I was a enlisted in the Army working on my car in the base car garage except back then there was not nytril gloves used.

Somewhere in your audio settings, either during filming, importing, or editing you have the audio set to mono. Its only coming out of the left speaker.

Awesome explanation of the break away system. Don

Good morning I replace the brakes on my dump trailer about a year and a half ago never used it. I tried to use it this week not breaking took the out and there was grease on the brake pads. clean brake pads with sandpaper, clean drums, brake cleaner and sandpaper, and still not breaking enough. Any recommendation thank you

75 mph posted limit while towing a uHaul.

So we won’t talk about me dragging a rental utility trailer full of camping equipment across Colorado and Wyoming at interstate speeds and off road. Oops!!

I got tired of chasing wires, especially grounds. I ran grounds and power from terminal boxes which I placed at the front of the trailer to each light. Used marine grade duplex and triplex. No more poor grounds or chasing issues.

I happen to have a 5 on 5 but accidentally purchased a 5 on 4.5 spare rim. Found out 300 miles away from home on a Sunday evening outside of Marshall TX, with my tractor loaded on it while I was moving from TX to OH. There was nobody open or that wanted to come out.

Again that axle you chose never had been greased using the EZ-Lube zerk. You should use one that did to criticize.

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