air tight hubs

WakeDog · Newbie Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 18 City: Washington, DC

Does anyone have experience with air tight hubs? How well do they work and are they worth it?

http://www.airtighthubs.com

Ruune · Posted: Mar 16, 2004 11:42 am Post subject:

nope, but I've been using bearing buddies for years. They're on every trailer (boat, flatbed, stakebed, whatever) in my family.

http://www.bearingbuddy.com/

WakeDog · Newbie Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 18 City: Washington, DC

Right, I have Bearing Buddies on my trailer also. I was wondering how these compare. The air pressure indicator gauge is supposed to give a visual indication of the bearings heating up.

domin8 · Posted: Mar 16, 2004 12:59 pm Post subject:

Anybody having any issues with the new oil bath type?

tommyadrian5 · Addict Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 907

had oil bath for 2 years, no problem yet, no leaks, water penetration, nothing

tryan · Soul Rider Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 257

IMHO. bearing buddys are great, but they do make a mess. i have those hollow spindles that force the grease from the inboard bearing outward. i have heard that the oil bath type run cooler than greased hubs, but no first hand experience.

IF you let you bearings cool for a few minutes before you quench them with water, they won't suck up the lake as bad.