Hole in dust caps?

[rcl700]

Any idea why someone would poke holes in the dust caps?

In looking at my tires on the boat trailer today I saw that all four of the dust caps had a hole in them like a punched by a nail. I'm not sure why the previous owner would do this bus it seems to my like it could be a problem.
Water and bearing don't mix well.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Hole in dust caps?

Are they large enough to screw a grease zirk into? The threads on a grease fitting are basically pipe threads and screw into punched holes very nicely.

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Hole in dust caps?

it doesn't matter why just pitch em in the garbage and throw some bearing buddies on there

 

[robert graham]

Re: Hole in dust caps?

Maybe look around on those hubs(back side) for a zerk fitting for adding grease to bearings and the guy poked a little hole in the dust cap to give the old/excess grease to squirt out of, rather than out of the bearing seals? Just an idea to check it out. Good Luck!

 

[northernmerc]

Re: Hole in dust caps?

Like someone suggested, maybe that was someone's homemade attempt at bearing buddies. Either the zerks fell out or maybe they used a needle type fitting on the grease gun to inject grease. Either way, real Bearing Buddies might be the answer - along with a bearing repack and new seals on the back side.

 

[rcl700]

Re: Hole in dust caps?

Thanks guys. Ill replace them.

 

[MRS]

Re: Hole in dust caps?

it doesn't matter why just pitch em in the garbage and throw some bearing buddies on there

Thats what I would do after checking out my bearings.....