Colo Native wrote:
MFL wrote:
Colo Native wrote:
It will not go in with the hub in place but if I take it off it will flow through the hole, but it doesn't fill the cavity with the bearings in place
Are you using too thick, not recommended grease? Are you raising the wheel slightly, and turning it a little as you pump grease? I needed 50 strokes of the lever before grease started to move through the front bearing, when starting with an empty hub.
Even a hand operated gun, will push the grease out at some point, even if it has to move through the seal onto the brakes.
A couple tips, put the grease gun in the sun a bit, before use. The grease flows through warm bearings better than cold.
Jerry
Done all of the above. Using approved grease, 5 minutes of pumping and nothing took hub off and no grease, but it comes through the holes in the axle spindle
So... you are not finding any fresh grease? Then it sounds like something is wrong with your grease gun. As previously said, sounds like the grease gun is not developing enough pressure to push the grease to where it is supposed to go. One simple check: is the grease gun top screwed on tightly? I've had what sounds like similar issues, and found that I had not screwed the grease gun back together tightly after putting in a new tube. The grease, which gets everywhere, was making it difficult to tighten the gun correctly.
Also, it is possible you have an air pocket in the tube of grease... but usually those work themselves out. Trying replacing the tube of grease with another one.
Having said that... you shouldn't need too much pressure to grease correctly, or grease seals can get blown out. If your grease gun is fine, then maybe something is blocking where the grease is supposed to go.
If you are already taking the hub off, you could manually grease the bearings.
I have EZlube bearings, and they've worked great with no brake issues.