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Bearing Buddy Bearing Protectors - Model 1781 - Chrome Plated - Qty 2
Bearing Buddy

Bearing Buddy Bearing Protectors - Model 1781 - Chrome Plated - Qty 2

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Protect your trailer bearings from water, dirt, and corrosion while making greasing quick and easy. Bearing Buddies maintain light grease pressure inside the hub to help prevent bearing failure, even when your hubs are completely submerged. Great Prices for the best trailer bearings races seals caps from Bearing Buddy. Bearing Buddy Bearing Protectors - Model 1781 - Chrome Plated - Qty 2 part number BB1781 can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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Bearing Buddy Trailer Bearings Races Seals Caps - BB1781

  • Caps
  • Bearing Protector Grease Cap
  • 3000 lbs Axle
  • Bearing Buddy
  • 1.78 Inch

Protect your trailer bearings from water, dirt, and corrosion while making greasing quick and easy. Bearing Buddies maintain light grease pressure inside the hub to help prevent bearing failure, even when your hubs are completely submerged.


Features:

  • Replaces the grease cap in the axle hub
  • Prevents wheel-bearing failure
    • Keeps water and dirt out of hubs and bearings
    • Allows boat trailer wheels to be completely submerged
    • Stops corrosion and pitting on bearings
  • Provides easily accessible grease fitting
    • Makes adding grease to the bearings quick and simple
  • Maintains slight, controlled pressure (3 psi) with spring-loaded piston, preventing water from entering hub
  • Prevents overfilling and rear seal damage with automatic pressure-relief feature
    • Grease seeps around piston edges and into barrel when full
  • Constructed of stainless steel internal parts and triple-chrome-plated steel barrel
    • Ensures longer-lasting fit than plastic or aluminum products
  • Includes rubber covers
  • Installs easily
  • Made in the USA


Specs:

  • Fits 1.781" hub bore
    • Works with outer bearing model LM11949
    • Works with outer bearing cup (race) model LM11910
      • Commonly found on 3,000 lb axles
    • Lifetime warranty


Bearing Buddy Installed Diagram

Bearing Buddy Operation

Replace your existing grease cap with a Bearing Buddy to ensure a safe, easy way to monitor and control the level of grease in your axle hub. To adjust the amount of grease in the hub, use a grease gun to add more through the appropriate fitting. Adding grease moves the Bearing Buddy spring-loaded piston outward 1/8".


The O-ring inside the barrel of the Bearing Buddy maintains a seal from the outside. The interior of the Bearing Buddy is pressurized, preventing water from entering the barrel and diluting the grease.

An automatic pressure-relief feature is built into the Bearing Buddy. When the device is full, grease will seep around the edges of the piston and into the barrel. This prevents overfilling that can damage the inner seal.


You can manually check the grease level in your Bearing Buddy by pressing on the edge of the piston. If you can rock or move the piston, the hub is properly filled.



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Love these, great fit. Arrived on time. Thank you etrailer.
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Ralph

3/23/2026

It works great, no issues, the real thing at a great price. Perfect fit.

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Just installed them on the trailer. These are awesome! I feel much better about taking my boat to the bay with the added security of knowing I'm not going to get saltwater in my bearings.
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Just installed. So far so good.
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good way to make sure enough grease is in the bearings
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These are a must for a boat trailer. I have them on my other boat and they work great. I appreciate your fast service and excellent advise. I will be ordering additional items in the next few weeks.
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Ronald

4/28/2019

I used Bearing Buddies on my other boat trailer. I grease them every year with marine grease and nvere had a problem.

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I was trying to sell a boat and trailer, and when I put the buddy bearings on the trailer it was sold in two days, and the people said anyone who puts bearings on an old trailer takes care of his stuff.Thanks for the products. Terry.
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Though I have not installed these Bearing Buddies yet, this review is about the excellent customer service I received from eTrailer. My issue was grease flying from my bearings. The folks at eTrailer explained my issue, provided the necessary tool to measure the ID of my hub and directed me to the correct Bearing Buddy for my application. I have been a long-time customer of eTrailer and will continue to be! You can't beat the service and help they provide!
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The Bearing Buddie worked great. I used it on my boat trailer, installing one on each wheel, easy to regrease after using it. Would definitely recommend it .
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Simply fantastic service. Adjusted my order on the fly and made sure it got to me on time, for a hassle free long-distance trip. Thank you Carol!

As for the product -- I went with 1980 SS in the end. Easy to install, load with grease. My trailer's wheels were blissfully silent across an 800 mile round trip.

(Now to return the ones I didn't need...)
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If you do not have these on your trailer yet the question would be WHY NOT? An absolute staple for any boat trailer. Keeping your bearings in top shape is number one and this is THE product for it.
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I'm extremely pleased with etrailer's service from purchase to delivery. Of course, the product, "Bearing Buddy", speaks for itself, always has been an excellent product. I will buy other items from etrailer.com as the need arises because they are competitive and service oriented.
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These units come with the bra covers included, and they installed easily. I used a block of tropical hard wood to protect it, then I hit it on with a small sledge hammer. This is one of those quick easy jobs you can do that will have long-term implications for the useful life of your trailer. They're of good quality, and I'm proud to have it on my rig. I packed them with a waterproof green grease, because of the climate where I live. Initially I tried to order from Amazon, but they didn't ship to Hawaii, which is plain awful. Thankfully eTrailer shipped ultra-fast and for a reasonable price. Will be returning here from now on for trailer stuff.
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Great product and company. I found these grease buddies for my outdated boat trailer. Could not find any in my home town. Thanks etrailer.com for coming through.
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Received the wrong size first. The customer service was wonderful replaced with the right size and sent shipping label to send wrong ones back it's hard to find good service now days but they did great
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Thanks for replacing the defective part
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Products arrive much sooner than expected, same brand and quality as much costlier products I priced elsewhere. Free shipping was also appreciated.
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Product was as advertised and was a perfect fit. These were use to restore my fathers fishing trailer her bought in 1955 at Sears. The trailer is up an running these days to do pleasure boating in the nearby pond. Thank you.
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Perfect for our small boat trailer. Easy to install too!
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Great product. Etrailer is always my first place to shop.
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Honest Co. who stands behind their products and there word. Fast no hassle shipping
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Great customer service, when a part I ordered wasn't in stock, they quickly emailed with an alternate part that was available.
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Nice bearing Buddy set, perfect
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Fit and finish excellent. Rubber caps included a real bonus.
Thanks
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Great product I would order products from etrailer again
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The buddy bearing I purchased work great. Went right like it was supposed to, and won't have to go through the hassle to return it.
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