oil bath hubs

carolina-rig-01 · 05-12-09, 02:56 PM

i just changed the oil in my trailer hubs yesterday and thought that i would remind everyone to change theirs as needed. ranger says to change the oil in theirs every year or every 20,000 miles which ever comes first. it is a really straight foward procedure which doesn't take very long so there is no reason to not change the oil in them.

zooker · 05-12-09, 06:13 PM

that was a mistake rig.. every time i hear some one say they changed to hub oil they will report the hub leaking.. i know of at least 10 ranger owners who have gone back to the old grease hubs..btw i know of a certain person who has a 02 stratos who has never changed the hub oil..nope not me i got the grease hubs..

zooker

carolina-rig-01 · 05-12-09, 11:24 PM

not really sure how changing the oil could cause a leak. oil out......oil in end of changing oil. guess we'll see but i have owned the boat for 3 years now and figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to change it before the haul to ky.

Bender · 05-13-09, 03:44 PM

Do you have a procedure for changing it? I noticed on mine last night there is some oil on the rim. In the window they both look full, so I'm not sure what's up. Plus I don't see any drain or anything on them.

carolina-rig-01 · 05-13-09, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bender

Do you have a procedure for changing it? I noticed on mine last night there is some oil on the rim. In the window they both look full, so I'm not sure what's up. Plus I don't see any drain or anything on them.

just take off the wheel and turn the hub until you find the hex head plug. remove it with an allen wrench, then turn hub over and let all the oil drain out. turn the hub back to where the hole is facing up and re-fill with 50 weight racing oil. then replace plug. that is all that was involved in mine so i am sure they can't be too different.

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05-12-09, 02:56 PM	#1
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	oil bath hubs i just changed the oil in my trailer hubs yesterday and thought that i would remind everyone to change theirs as needed. ranger says to change the oil in theirs every year or every 20,000 miles which ever comes first. it is a really straight foward procedure which doesn't take very long so there is no reason to not change the oil in them. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

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zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	that was a mistake rig.. every time i hear some one say they changed to hub oil they will report the hub leaking.. i know of at least 10 ranger owners who have gone back to the old grease hubs..btw i know of a certain person who has a 02 stratos who has never changed the hub oil..nope not me i got the grease hubs.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

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carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	not really sure how changing the oil could cause a leak. oil out......oil in end of changing oil. guess we'll see but i have owned the boat for 3 years now and figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to change it before the haul to ky. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

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05-13-09, 03:44 PM	#4
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Do you have a procedure for changing it? I noticed on mine last night there is some oil on the rim. In the window they both look full, so I'm not sure what's up. Plus I don't see any drain or anything on them.

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