Bearing protector - Zieman trailer

[battscrew]

I have an old 1998 Zieman trailer and the bearing protector (sleeve) etc is bigger than a standard 1.98 - can anyone help me with the size? I got the grease gun end stuck on the nipple and get get the damn thing off.

 

[kustomkarl]

Just give it a tap with a light hammer or a mallot. You can get the bearing buddies replaced at most automotive supply stores like Auto Zone for cheap.
If it went on, it should come off. I'm a Draw Tite/ Reese/Rigid, hitch dealer.

Karl

 

[battscrew]

no go - tried everything, prying, pulling, smacking - stuck good.

 

[kustomkarl]

Try using a pry bar with a rounded curve on the end and pry it off the fitting...it has to pop off...it pushed on. There is only a spring in the end of a grease gun fitting. As a last resort check the cost of a new end for the grease gun and a bearing buddy...than slam it off and see what happens if it isn't expensive to replace. At work my labor rate in the shop is $75.00 per hr. If the part is under $20.00 and it takes an hour to be easy on it, it's not worth the loss...do what is necessary to get it off and just replace it if it breaks.

Karl

 

[robin savell lloyd]

Try to turn it with a pipe wrench. be carefull not to damage it. and then maybe you can tap and pull it off. :cheers: sorry I was thinking you could not get the bearing buddy off. I have had a grease gun stuck before but never that bad. I just pryed it off useing the grease gun in different angles, I thought it was going to break grease gun but it came off.

 

[battscrew]

Finally got the darn thing off - I had bought a cheap pair of angled needle nose pliers for the snap ring and thought I would give it a try - got it!!!

Question is the nipple on the bearing buddy model1980 - different from the norm?

 

[Bent]

hey Battscrew - you the same guy from DigitalHomeCanada?

I ripped a grease zerk off my bearing buddy a couple of weeks ago trying to get a grease gun off of mine.