I was expecting to remove the wheel bearings on my landscape trailer and grease them. I took off the rubber cover and found a grease fitting. Is it satisfactory to add some grease or do I still need to dismantle and pack the bearings?
Most people over-service their trailer bearings.
The last trailer i bought had bearing buddies on it, The seals had been pushed out the back of the hubs and the brakes were covered in grease.I got rid of the bearing buddies and cleaned the mess up.Installed new brakes packed the bearings and have been using the trailer since. That was 15 yrs ago and i haven't repacked the bearings since.
Every time i pull a trailer i stop and check the temp of the wheel bearings,on both the trailer and truck.If there is an issue starting the bearings will heat up.If they are running normal they are fine.
Don't know if you are old enough to remember when cars were mostly rear wheel drive,but most people never serviced their front wheel bearings and cars would run tens of thousands of miles with no issues.
A simple mechanical device that doesn't require much maintenance.