Recent content by Jeff J

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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    Felt more like an attack against proper bearing maintenance.
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    Tongue weight musings

    Incorrect. It don’t know how far it would have dropped because I put a block under it but the hitch came 8 or so inches off the ball.
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    Rev limiter value

    I over-revved a Volvo trying different props once. It went into a protect mode and I had to shut it off and restart before it would come out of it. I don’t recall the model. 6 cylinder EFI. The original prop made the boat really doggy. I don’t know how anyone managed to ski behind it. New prop...
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    Tongue weight musings

    I believe tongue weight is important but I don’t give it much thought. As mentioned, too light and you know it going down the road. Too heavy can also screw with the handling of the tow vehicle. I just try to balance the load a little nose heavy over the axle. Doesn’t matter if it is a...
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    Oklahoma is a ways from salt water. Sometimes people just get lucky. Here are some pictures of bad bearings. https://www.thehulltruth.com/trucks-trailers/1227028-race-bearing-wear-when-replace.html
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    Transom saver or no?

    A boat shouldn’t move much if it’s on the trailer correctly. A properly loaded boat stiffens the trailer. That’s not to say there are not strong forces at work. If something breaks or straps are left off then the boat will move. Sometimes a lot. I was dragging a 20’ ski boat one day and...
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    Connect alternator outputs of two motors to battery bank

    I think I would run them through a switch and select which alternator I wanted to be charging.
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    Aah but they can go bad just sitting there. If you have never disassembled them then you have not seen the lines the rollers leave on the races or you did not realize those lines are corrosion. It doesn’t necessarily condemn the bearing on the spot but they are going bad “just sitting there”. I...
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    Idles then dont

    Not familiar with this particular carb. Generally speaking, idle is too lean if choke brings it back. A fuel passage is likely partially blocked or the mixture needs enriching. Could also be an air leak.
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    No. I said you cannot get a good inspection unless you pull and clean. Once it has started failing in operation, a catastrophic failure is next. Possibly taking out the axle in the process. I have caught bad bearings by jacking, shaking and spinning but I much prefer keeping them from getting...
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    I just hate to see people lulled into a false sense of security like I was. Maybe I am just unlucky. After all, my first failed bearing didn’t last a year from factory new installed. It was catastrophic and destroyed the axle. After that, I was failing bearings even though I was greasing them...
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    If you are not cleaning and repacking then you are NOT checking a bearing for anything other than total failure.
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    Some days I drive 3 miles to launch. Some days I drive 500 miles to launch. If 3 miles was the standard for me then the bearings could be in pretty bad shape and make the trip many times… maybe indefinitely. 500 miles on the other hand, you really don’t want question marks on your hubs when...
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    If you have never repacked your bearings then how do you know if they are any good?
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    I agree but If you actually pull the hubs every other year then I think everything else is a waste of money. Low use trailers are worse. Trailers that sit will have more bearing issues than trailers that are used. Corrosion usually forms where the rollers contact the race first. The only way to...
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