How to Repack Trailer Wheel Bearings: Start to Finish

A high quality walkthrough of how I clean, inspect, and repack my wheel bearings with grease: my yearly trailer maintenance. All steps shown fully with no extra filler. Parts list included below.

Table of Contents:
00:00 Remove Wheel From Trailer
01:10 Remove Dust Cover, Cotter Pin, and Castle Nut
02:30 Remove Hub or Brake Drum, Washer, and Outer Bearing
03:22 Remove Grease Seal and Inner Wheel Bearing
05:27 Clean Bearing Races
06:23 How to Inspect Bearing Races
07:09 Clean Hub or Brake Drum
07:36 Clean Spindle
07:55 How Wheel Bearings Ride on the Axle Spindle and Hub
08:51 Final Cleaning for Spindle
09:45 Make Cleaning Solution and Parts Bath
11:17 Clean Washer and Castle Nut
13:02 Clean and Inspect Wheel Bearings
18:13 Final Cleaning for Hub
20:11 Grease Hub, Bearing Races, and Spindle
22:17 Pack Inner Wheel Bearing with Grease
25:19 Install Inner Wheel Bearing and Grease Seal
26:57 Install Hub or Brake Drum onto Spindle
27:31 Pack Outer Wheel Bearing with Grease
29:25 Install Washer and Castle Nut
30:20 Final Adjustment and Tightening for Wheel Bearings
33:02 Install Cotter Pin and Dust Cover
34:34 Install Wheel and Torque Spec for Lug Nuts
36:40 Parts and Tools Used are Linked in the Description!

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[APoetsCorner]

I used to love watching my Dad do DIY mechanical repair’s around the house, and inside the garage!

[Fredabawls]

I have no use for this video as I'm not even old enough to drive but I still managed to enjoy and understand the whole video :D

[johnyim]

Funny that you posted this today, I just got done servicing my axles and upgrading the springs. No Coast prep has begun!!

[justinelliott]

I'd like to see more content like this! Thanks for sharing the tool spreadsheet as well.

[AndrewKlaassen]

Very well made video, don't own a trailer yet, but saving this for later when I purchase a used one

[braincla-_-]

Neat. Maaan, just watching this can make me smell brake cleaner and bearing grease.

[mostlyuselessgarage]

Awesome DIY, have you ever changed out the shackles and bushings before?

[mattsmith]

i wish the previous owner of my trailer watched this video lol

[spacedoutcowboy]

Im literally about to do this with my father in law. Kame reading my fucking mind