Correct Bearing Buddy Grease Seals for 1" Trailer Spindle

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Im looking for Bearing Buddy grease seal for 1 straight axle. Would you have a part number? Thank you

asked by: Scott W

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If you have a 1" straight spindle then it uses L44643 inner and outer bearings therefore the correct Spindle Grease Seal Set for Bearing Buddy is part # BB60001.

expert reply by: Conner L

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Answer 1

The BTR and BT8 denotations refer to the spindle, not the trailer hub. The difference between a BTR and BT8 spindle is that the BTR spindle uses a 1.063" diameter L44649 bearing and the BT8 spindle uses a 0.99" diameter L44643 bearing. In…

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Answer 2

The Spindle Grease Seal Set #BB60001 is specifically designed to fit on your 1" straight spindle using a Bearing #L44643 and 1.980 Bearing Buddy like Set #BB1980A-SS. The seal set includes 2 smooth stainless steel rings, 2 O-rings and 2 grease…

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Answer 3

The 5.30-12 tires, being wider, are going to make more contact with the road. This means that the noise, and heat build up will be higher than a 4.80-12 tire but the rolling resistance will actually be less because the tire is larger diameter. The…

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Answer 4

It sounds like you are looking for the correct grease seal for your spindle. If your inner bearing is part #L44643 and the grease seal journal, or mounting location, on the spindle is 1.25 inches, then you have two grease seal options. For a standard…

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Answer 5

Unfortunately, no we do not carry axe sleeve repair kits, so your options would be to replace the entire axle, the spindle, or you can just use the Spindle Grease Seal Set for L44643 Inner Bearing and 1.980 Bearing Buddy #BB60001. This kit is…

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Answer 6

Since you have the grease seal and bearings already it would seem that you are looking for replacement races. You can measure to find the replacements or you can get the numbers off of them. I attached a picture that shows all of the replacement…

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Answer 7

Hi Min, Switching from 4.80/4.00/8 to 5.70-8 would increase your width by a half inch on each side and would give you an overall diameter of 18". The #AM30153 has 4 on 4 bolt pattern and 2.8" pilot hole with zero offset so as long as…

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Answer 8

When installing the double-lip grease seals like #BB60001 that are needed when using Bearing Buddy bearing protectors like #BB1980A-SS you want to install the rear grease seals as gently as you can, to avoid any deformation of their shape, and only…

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Answer 9

We do carry the grease seal part #BB60001 that you referenced. It has an inner diameter of 1.375 inch and 1.980 inch.

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Answer 10

It looks like you did your homework Ron, because the Bearing Buddy #BB1980A and the Spindle Grease Seal Set #BB60001 are indeed the proper parts for the #AKIHUB-545-2-1K idler hub assembly. This hub uses the #L44643 inner bearing, so the bearing…

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Answer 11

For a hub like the Dexter #34822BX that has a hub bore diameter of 1.98-inches, you'll want to use stainless steel Bearing Buddy #BB1980A-SS. These will provide the best resistance to corrosion and will allow the boat trailer's wheels to be…

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Answer 12

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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Correct Bearing Buddy Grease Seals for 1" Trailer Spindle

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