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09-20-2014, 01:01 PM
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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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09-20-2014, 01:09 PM
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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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09-20-2014, 03:36 PM
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Nothing came pit the zero
Nothing came out the zerk
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09-20-2014, 04:02 PM
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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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09-20-2014, 07:26 PM
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Pump it until you see it coming out around the bearing.
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09-20-2014, 08:12 PM
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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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09-20-2014, 08:27 PM
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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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09-20-2014, 08:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by laurajean
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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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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09-20-2014, 08:34 PM
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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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09-20-2014, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by OldCoot
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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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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09-20-2014, 08:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Paul
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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???? 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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09-20-2014, 08:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by indybp57
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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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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09-20-2014, 09:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother Les
???? 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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What is the time recomended by dexter to pull them for inspection?
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09-20-2014, 09:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Paul
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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Pull them once a year and then 2-3 pumps while spinning the wheel every 2-3000 miles
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Originally Posted by Brother Les
???? 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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pulling the drums is the easy way to inspect the brakes, inside seal, and magnet connections.
Well worth the work!
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09-20-2014, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Ford Idaho
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!
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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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09-21-2014, 07:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Paul
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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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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09-22-2014, 08:48 AM
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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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