Is a Tiny Bit of Water Underneath Bearing Buddy Cover Normal?

[Guitarjesus]

Taking a trip to Arizona next month so making sure all rolling assemblies are good. Noticed a couple drops of moisture underneath the Bearing Buddy cover, can't tell if there's any signs of moisture inside, should I take the hub apart and clean them up and repack the bearings?

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Taking a trip to Arizona next month so making sure all rolling assemblies are good. Noticed a couple drops of moisture underneath the Bearing Buddy cover, can't tell if there's any signs of moisture inside, should I take the hub apart and clean them up and repack the bearings?

That’s totally normal in my experience.
No you do not need to take anything apart due to a bit of water under the dust cover.

If you can push on the edges piston of the bearing buddy and it rocks slightly that means there is grease under the piston and the spring is holding 3 psi of pressure on the grease which is what it is designed to. If the piston won’t rock then add just enough grease so that it will rock and you’re good to go.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[Guitarjesus]

That’s totally normal in my experience.
No you do not need to take anything apart due to a bit of water under the dust cover.

If you can push on the edges piston of the bearing buddy and it rocks slightly that means there is grease under the piston and the spring is holding 3 psi of pressure on the grease which is what it is designed to. If the piston won’t rock then add just enough grease so that it will rock and you’re good to go.

Enjoy your trip!

Music to my ears. Not worried about a trip to my local lake, but I was definitely worried about going 250 miles when it's 110° outside.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Music to my ears. Not worried about a trip to my local lake, but I was definitely worried about going 250 miles when it's 110° outside.

If you do not have a heat gun / aka spot radiometer then just touch the hubs after you have been on the highway for a while to make sure none of them are excessively hot, in 110* temps they are going to be hot to the touch, but not scorching.