[DAVID GAGNARD]

Paul;

Never had that problem,my buddy bearings on my boat trailer have a very tiny hole in the body or housing,when you pump grease in,you know it's full when it starts coming out of the little hole and then you stop putting grease in.... It's kinda like a check valve against the internal spring,the spring then holds a small amount of pressure on the grease against the bearings....

Stopped by a camper trailer place today to ask about it,most of their trailers do not come with buddy bearings,but they said they do install them on a lot of trailers for people who are not inclined to maintain their bearing,kind of a safety measure I guess....

They only had one set of buddy bearings to fit my hubs,so I bought them and will put them on the axle with the brakes for now and see how it does,later may add another set to the other axle... Also bought a new electronic brake box... Mine was the old type with the mercury inertia switch which they told me are not that good. The new boxes are all electronic and they have had no problems with them.... Will install new box and re-adjust brakes shoes and see what happens....

David