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Old 09-20-2014, 01:01 PM   #1
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Bearing greasing

I am greasing the axles for the first time. I pumped 6 pumps per wheel, ( small cartridge gun) I heard it oozing so I did not want to go anymore. Where would I have heard of ooz from? , hopefully not from
ibearingnside brake area. Anyone comment?
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Old 09-20-2014, 01:09 PM   #2
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Maybe just a grease void. Did grease come out around the zerk fitting? They do not come full from the factory.
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Nothing came pit the zero


Nothing came out the zerk
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I used two tubes the first time I did mine and that was with a normal sized grease gun.
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Old 09-20-2014, 07:26 PM   #5
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Pump it until you see it coming out around the bearing.
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Where should I see the grease on the bearing, inboard or outboard? I took the cap off the center of the wheel, just inside of that was a rubber stopper, which I removed and then under the stopper was the zerk fitting. Is there any chance of blowing out anything if I put in too much?


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Here's another thread with the same issues, and some good info on the subject,

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...tml#post704540
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Where should I see the grease on the bearing, inboard or outboard? I took the cap off the center of the wheel, just inside of that was a rubber stopper, which I removed and then under the stopper was the zerk fitting. Is there any chance of blowing out anything if I put in too much?
Yes/no. If your rear seals are good and you HAND pump grease in VERY SLOWLY, the grease should come out around the outboard bearing and zerk fitting.
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The more I read here about these axles the more I think the best thing to do is just like you do the ones without the zerk fitting. Just check them about once a year by taking them off and don't pump in grease at all.
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Yes/no. If your rear seals are good and you HAND pump grease in VERY SLOWLY, the grease should come out around the outboard bearing and zerk fitting.
X2. But it takes a lot of grease the first time because you are filling the void in the hub between the inboard and outboard bearings.
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The more I read here about these axles the more I think the best thing to do is just like you do the ones without the zerk fitting. Just check them about once a year by taking them off and don't pump in grease at all.
???? so you want to take a ten minute job of greasing 4 bearings and turn it into a 2-3 hour job of removing wheels and hand packing..... (with a Zerk on the hub)
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X2. But it takes a lot of grease the first time because you are filling the void in the hub between the inboard and outboard bearings.

That is one reason I am wondering if it is really worth it to have the axles that you pump full or ones without the zerk J just checked once a year and never filled the hub with grease. I did put a little extra in them but not full as with pumping them full with a grease gun. What it appears is just using grease that is not needed
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???? so you want to take a ten minute job of greasing 4 bearings and turn it into a 2-3 hour job of removing wheels and hand packing..... (with a Zerk on the hub)
What is the time recomended by dexter to pull them for inspection?
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The more I read here about these axles the more I think the best thing to do is just like you do the ones without the zerk fitting. Just check them about once a year by taking them off and don't pump in grease at all.
Pull them once a year and then 2-3 pumps while spinning the wheel every 2-3000 miles




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???? so you want to take a ten minute job of greasing 4 bearings and turn it into a 2-3 hour job of removing wheels and hand packing..... (with a Zerk on the hub)
pulling the drums is the easy way to inspect the brakes, inside seal, and magnet connections.

Well worth the work!
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Pull them once a year and then 2-3 pumps while spinning the wheel every 2-3000 miles

I thought I read that right just went back to check.




pulling the drums is the easy way to inspect the brakes, inside seal, and magnet connections.

Well worth the work!
I agree does not take me long to pull and check then I feel I know what is going on in the hub. In the past have found brakes falling apart so I always check them once a year for safety.
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That is one reason I am wondering if it is really worth it to have the axles that you pump full or ones without the zerk J just checked once a year and never filled the hub with grease. I did put a little extra in them but not full as with pumping them full with a grease gun. What it appears is just using grease that is not needed
You are correct. When it comes time to pull and inspect them you will find one big mess waiting. I was using the zerks, but after pulling mine for inspection I decided I will be hand packing every 2 or 3 years. There had to be at least a cup of grease in every hub and it was a royal PITA to clean it all out.
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There's a couple of YouTube videos showing how to do this if anyone (like me) has never dealt with the EZ lubes before. YouTube=the ultimate owner's manual.
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