Dura hubs
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Dura hubs
I was round at a mates place sat arvo his father in laws 90th birthday, I have never seen so many Zimmer frames,walking sticks and disabled stickers in one place before. The talk got around to fishing and his trip to Darwin. He normally goes twice a year and does charters however he recently bought a Barra boat and intends to tow it there himself.
Now my mate is bit mechanically challenged I showed him how to change his prop it had a ripper stainless one on but he he didn’t want to damage that one so he bought some cheap aluminium ones. He just had an anchor winch fitted apparently there are crocodiles where he fishes and he had the boat cover adusted to cover the bow spit.
So as we were looking at the work he had done he said he was going to get the wheel bearings done prior to his trip he bought the boat from a guy on the Gold Coast and he said they were done then. When I looked at the what I thought initially were bearing buddies were dura hubs oil filled. I have never had dura hubs my hubs have always been greased has anyone got dura hubs is it just gear oil or a special oil any issues with them.
Now my mate is bit mechanically challenged I showed him how to change his prop it had a ripper stainless one on but he he didn’t want to damage that one so he bought some cheap aluminium ones. He just had an anchor winch fitted apparently there are crocodiles where he fishes and he had the boat cover adusted to cover the bow spit.
So as we were looking at the work he had done he said he was going to get the wheel bearings done prior to his trip he bought the boat from a guy on the Gold Coast and he said they were done then. When I looked at the what I thought initially were bearing buddies were dura hubs oil filled. I have never had dura hubs my hubs have always been greased has anyone got dura hubs is it just gear oil or a special oil any issues with them.
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Re: Dura hubs
I think its just regular gear oil but I have heard you can still use grease. I remember doing some research on them a while back for work.
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Re: Dura hubs
I like the idea but can't see how they provide the positive pressure that Buddies provide to keep water out when they suddenly change temp.
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Re: Dura hubs
If perfectly sealed you can use gear oil But as the seal is often not perfect it is suggested to use grease or a combination of both oil and grease.
Dura hubs have a sight window to check for water/moisture in the hub and a seal that helps balance pressure.
Seems like a good idea on paper but in real life the bearings were stuffed after 12 months. I rather bearing buddies, as I have found they keep the water out and bearings last for many years.
Dura hubs have a sight window to check for water/moisture in the hub and a seal that helps balance pressure.
Seems like a good idea on paper but in real life the bearings were stuffed after 12 months. I rather bearing buddies, as I have found they keep the water out and bearings last for many years.
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Someone said when putting the rear seal on the axle spindle to put some silicone on it so when it shrinks and expands water can get it cos of the silicone.
Anyone heard of this before?
Anyone heard of this before?
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The rear seal spins on the axle spindlesmile0784 wrote:Someone said when putting the rear seal on the axle spindle to put some silicone on it so when it shrinks and expands water can get it cos of the silicone.
Anyone heard of this before?
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Re: Dura hubs
if it's any help a guy I work for uses and swears by Dura hubs and has used bearing buddies in the past
seals - the std trailer seal that most trailers use work best to hold the oil in but water does go through them -- the seal most use for trailers are the marine sytle
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Produc ... ine/358167
as above normally weep a bit of oil but stop water better with these hubs - he says he just tops up the oil from time to time and lets them weep a bit
it's a shame there doesn't seam to be a good double lip seal that fits to seal in both directions
seals - the std trailer seal that most trailers use work best to hold the oil in but water does go through them -- the seal most use for trailers are the marine sytle
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Produc ... ine/358167
as above normally weep a bit of oil but stop water better with these hubs - he says he just tops up the oil from time to time and lets them weep a bit
it's a shame there doesn't seam to be a good double lip seal that fits to seal in both directions
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