Creak when reversing the fifth wheel

fj12ryder wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Just to clarify, you can't get too much grease into the axle to blow past the rear seal using the EZ-Lube system and a hand powered grease gun. Excess grease will exit the axle past the grease zerk. If grease gets past the seal, it's a bad seal.

The problem is, using the EZ Lube is akin to working blindfolded. One cannot tell if a seal has failed until the damage is done.

I don't recommend using the EZ-Lube system, I was just explaining you can't "blow the grease seals" by adding too much grease via the EZ-Lube zerk. I don't use them, and don't see the value in using them.

Dunno. I used them every year for 13 years on my '04 Komfort and never blew out a seal. Jack up a wheel, spin it while =slowly= pupmping grease, listen for popping noise, stop pumping, lower the wheel, jack up the next one. (shrug)

Lyle