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It’s usually the inner bearing which goes first as they never receive fresh grease like the outer ones do if Bearing Buddies are installed. Also, after towing the bearings are warm and backing the trailer into cold water contracts the hub drawing water in thru the inner seal. In theory, the trailer is supposed to sit until the hubs cool down before immersing them in the water but who has time for that? If the seals are double lipped and water went thru them, the water will sit between the lips rotting out the spindle making the situation worse. This is where the stainless Speedi Sleeves are worth their weight in gold for repairing damaged spindles and for preventing water from entering as they give the seal a fresh surface to run on.
I just finished servicing the brakes in my saltwater tandem trailer and the grease and bearings were like new. After getting tired of constantly replacing expensive bearings and hubs, I installed the Speedi Sleeves on all four and haven’t had any problems since.