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Minimize grease leakage and maximize the life of your trailer's grease seals by switching to this smooth-operating system. The high-quality neoprene seals ride on consistently greased stainless steel rings for easy, free movement.
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The high-quality seal in this unique kit is made of neoprene, a flexible, synthetic rubber that remains stable even at high temperatures. Unlike typical grease seals, which wear as they ride along rough surfaces, this neoprene seal rides on a smooth, durable stainless steel ring. By using this grease seal set along with your Bearing Buddy bearing protector, you can be sure that the seal and ring always have adequate grease for fluid operation.
Note: If your axle spindles already have permanent, stainless steel surface rings, you do not need this spindle seal system.
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (93 Customer Reviews)
Minimize grease leakage and maximize the life of your trailer's grease seals by switching to this smooth-operating system. The high-quality neoprene seals ride on consistently greased stainless steel rings for easy, free movement.The etrailer.com website made it easy for me to find exactly the part I needed. The part is non-typical and cannot be found in the big "hardware" and supply stores. The order was filled and shipped within a day. Email communication was excellent and verified each step of the order and ship process. Plus, the website has a video showing how to install the part!
This was for a 2003 triton 16’ boat trailer, 13” wheels. The seals in this kit will work with ez-lube spindles that have the permanent collar ring. Beware of the complete L44649 bearing kits that have the 1.25” seal; make sure you measure your seal first. The rings included were not needed for my application. No one local had the correct size - these seals are about 1 3/8” inside diameter. Ordered late on Fri, had them here Mon. Thank you etrailer!
It didn't work on my trailer. The ring inside the sleeve spaced the sleeve too far out and the seal did not ride on the sealing surface. I was leaving the next day on a fishing trip so I just removed the sleeve and seal and purchased standard seals locally..
Great product, solves the problem of rusty axles eating the seals. I do however put the sleeves on with epoxy.
There needs to be more information provided in the video that explains the example of a spindle that has a permanent stainless ring installed. 3 customer service reps never mentioned this while trying to work through a correct part application. I only realized this by finding the "note" below the diagram of parts.
Parts came in ahead of scheduled time. Some parts had separated during shipping but the the great people at etrailer specially Tammy D were able to identify the pieces and everything went together great
Robert W.
6/9/2018
Still working good as new
Always fast and expert service at ETrailer.com.
I had a time looking for the right parts for my Yacht Club Trailer to replace wheel bearings and seals. Etrailer had everything I needed and more. I also added grease caps instead of bearing buddy's i have on there. ( Always have a hard time taking the grease gun off the fittings. )
Love the roller bunks i bought last year too.
It's still January, but i will be set to go this spring.
Etrailer is my go to place for all my boat and trailer needs.
Thanks guyz n gallz at Etrailer. I'm one happy camper.
Terry C.
3/12/2017
Everything is A-Okay!!! Thanks for the great customer service!!!
great product, great price, fast service
Proper size works great
WHILE THIS KIT MAY BE GREAT FOR THE CORRECT AXLE SPINDLE CONFIGURATION IT WAS OF LIMITED USE FOR ME. THE ONLY USABLE ITEMS FOR MY CONFIGURATION WERE THE GREASE SEALS. THE GREASE SEALS WORKED FINE.
THE DOWN SIDE. THIS ENDED UP BEING A RATHER EXPENSIVE OPTION FOR TWO GREASE SEALS. THE PLUS SIDE. THIS WAS THE ONLY OPTION I COULD FIND THAT PROVIDED THE 1.375 ID / 1.980 OD GREASE SEALS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A POORLY SUPPORTED SPINDLE CONFIGURATION. MY RATING IS BASED ON THE LIMTED USE FOR MY PARTICULAR AXLE, NOT THE QUALITY OR ETRAILER'S PRICE OF THE PRODUCT. AS A SIDE NOTE, AT A RETAIL PRICE OF $xx.xx THIS PRODUCT WOULD BE A TOTAL RIPOFF. AT $xx.xx IT IS NOT GREAT BUT BEARABLE.
IF I EVER NEED TO REPLACE THE AXLE I AM GOING TO MAKE SURE THE NEW ONE IS WELL SUPPORTED.
ETRAILER, ANY CHANCE YOU CAN ALSO CARRY JUST THE 1.375 ID / 1.980 OD GREASE SEALS?
I ordered wheel bearings, grease seals, and Bearing Buddies for my trailer. Delivery was fast, the items were all high-quality, and the videos on etrailer.com helped me install them. I'm especially happy with the grease seals, which include a stainless steel ring to cover the old dinged-up seal surface on my axle and prevent the new seals from wearing out quickly: "Spindle Grease Seal Set for L44649 Inner Bearing and 1.980 Bearing Buddy - BB60005".
I've an older small utility trailer with grease seals and seal wear rings that are not commonly available. I looked through trailer parts outlets in Seattle and on the web but ended up on-line with an etrailer customer rep. He knew exactly what I was after and had a kit to support it....for two hubs no less! I ordered on Monday with standard delivery which actually arrived the following Friday. With a Saturday parts installation, I was operational for Monday's yard waste haul. BTW: I had purchased the bearing/races locally but the shop only had 3 so I ordered the 4th from etrailer. Their price was $6.83 vs. $12.90 for the exact manufacture/make/model. If I had not already had the locally purchased races installed and the bearing greased, I wild have returned them and ordered 4 sets. Nuts.
Ordered wheel bearings for my trailer and first of all I had no Idea where I would find the help to find the right parts. etrailer helped me and I installed the parts sent and they worked like a charm. Back to full use and working well this past year. Not only did they send the part but also provided tips and techniques to remove the old and replace the new. For an weekend mechanic, they gave me the help I need to do the job quickly and safely.
Check your axles before ordering to see if you need to replace the spindle collars . Well made but did not need extra parts Originally contacted etrailer for help with the correct seal size for a 2002 Zieman single axle PWC trailer. Seal dimensions measured were approximately 1.38 inner and 1.980 outer with L44649 inner and outer bearings.
Thought that the collar was a grease deflector/shield. Did not realize that the collar insert was a separate part of the spindle. Just needed the seals, but theses came with a separate ss inner seal collars for the spindles. My old ones were OK with no grooves cut into them so I did not need to replace. New seals appear to be working fine.
Bought this set for my boat trailer to use in conjunction with my SS Bearing buddies.
They work as promised. As others have pointed you may have to file down the grove in your castle nut to get your cotter pin back in ...not a big deal. This is my second set in 2 years as I am in the habit of repacking my bearings on that schedule...so naturally its pretty hard to remove the seal without damaging it. Just remember to order the right set to fit your spindle..,they have a few different ones..
I wish this grease seal wear sleeve kit would have worked for my trailer. They seem like a good fix for an annoying problem that many of us have with boat trailers. My issue was with the sleeve installed on the spindle, the hub is pushed out 1/8" from is previous resting place. This pushes the castle nut further out and I cant even come close to installing the cotter pin back in its hole in the spindle threads. Even if I omit the washer behind the nut the hole is still not accessible for the pin. I called customer service and they were sympathetic to the situation but I cant return it because it's used. I'm not too pleased about eating this cost since there was no mention of this potential issue. So if you dont have another 1/8"of play behind the castle nut to work with then you may want to consider another option.
This was the only place where I could find this item. Perfect fit and easy installation. Hopefully this will fix the problem I’ve been having with the spindle. Excellent customer service and fast shipping!
Nothing wrong with the product. it deserves 5 stars. I gave it 4 stars because it wasn't part of a spindle set, i.e. I bought two spindle sets with smaller seals because the bearing and race sizes were what i needed but the seal in the spindle kit was not the size I needed so I had to throw away the seals that came with the spindle set and buy these. I knew that when placing the order. I would like etrailer to have a spindle set that includes this size seal.
These things work great for rehabbing worn grease seal surfaces on older axles. I use them whenever I can, especially when worn, pitted, or damaged grease seal surfaces would otherwise prevent reusing an axle that is fine in every other way. It really helps to clean up where the new grease seal o-ring will seat on the spindle with emory cloth before installing. I've used them on some pretty rough axles and never had a leak since.
Being no handyman I had to enlist my son's help, who's a mechanic. But he was too busy to call and order these parts himself, so I had to do it--and I really had no idea what I was supposed to order other than they were grease seals for my 17-foot trailer wheel-hubs... Luckily, upon calling I got to speak to Kathy who, with immense patience, guided me through until I understood where and what to look for. Even then I pretty much flipped a coin... The parts arrived sooner than expected (less than the 3-day shipping mode chosen) and were a perfect match. Thank you etrailer.com!
this did fix my spindle/leaking grease seal issue, however I had to modify the spindle a little to make it work. The directions tell you #1 and #5 model seal kits sometimes don't fit some axles as intended based on axle/spindle design. I have an old 87' axle and this was the only product I could find that would work. Took a test drive and so far no more leaking grease seal. This worked when a regular grease seal would not have worked for me as my seal surface was old and damaged and worn.
Easy to install, the stainless steel surface seals MUCH better than the original pitted surface on my spindles. Much less expensive than a new axle!
Easy to install, but it will push the bearings out slightly (less than 1/8") so the spindle nut needed some modification.
i ordered this part thinking all my troubles with grease leakage at inner seal would be cured. but when i received parts , there was a note on package that i may have to alter my retaining nut by shaving off the backside to make it thinner or by cutting the grooves where the cotter pin slips through a little deeper in order to get the hub on and secured. the stainless steel ring will not let my hub slide on deep enough to use original nut and pin. i wish this "NOTE" was listed on here and explained before i purchased....wasted money here! and still need a rear seal.
My axle spindes already have permanent stainless steel surface rings/ seal lips which are 1 3/8 or 1.375". This was the only way I could get a grease seal with an ID 1.375 and OD 1.980. Checked a 100 different places. Didn't need the other parts. Why doesn't any one carry that size seal???? ( ID 1.373 OD 1.980) Was Glad You had it . Thank you--OKB
very happy every thing got here quickly,parts are all good and are the right fit.
little disappointed the bearing buddy kit could not be used entirely, the seals fit my spindles fine and will do the job but could not use the sleeves, would not fit over existing seal surface.
overall happy, service was excellent.
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Jenny N.
10/11/2023
These Bearing Buddy seals work with spindles that use the L44649 bearing for the inner bearing and use Bearing Buddies with at 1.980 inch hub bore.