I am trying to find the proper GREASE for the ez lube axles. I am going to use the grease gun method per Dexter. Where can I buy it I am having a hard time finding any of them. Thanks for your help. I AM LOOKING FOR THE GREASE. sorry for the caps.

Standard pump lube gun for standard zerk fittings...Lucas grease cartridge.Something like this....Any auto parts outfit, Harbor Freight, Home Depot, etc.

If you don't have 2 people to do the job, I'd look for 'pistol' type handle that you can operate with one hand so the other can rotate the wheel. I know it's possible to use one hand and your body for the 'arm' type but to me it's more hassle and more likely to move around and pop off.Any auto parts store should have them, as well as alternate fittings... hoses if you want a flex attachment..etc..Check your axle manufacturer for grease spec... probably NLGI #2, but you should probably check.

I just checked the bearings on my Dexter EX Lube hub on my MotorCycle trailer. I pulled the hub off checked the bearings and rear seal. all were good. I scooped out as much of the old grease possible and re assembled setting the bearings per Dexters recommendations. I pumped two times turned hub two times until reg new grease came out. I bet I put 100 pumps in it.

Go to the Dexter manual for a list of approved greases. I use the Mystic JT6 Hi Temp red and buy it at Autozone. And I use nearly a tube per hub. And before someone says that is way too much grease, check the process first. It really does take that much to purge the old grease out of the hub. And no, it is not going out the rear seal and on the brakes when done correctly.There are a number of videos on the net you can watch.

Almost any grease gun will work, just not any of the power or air operated ones. Too much pressure too quickly. It would be pretty easy to force it past the lip of the sea. I use the pistol grip grease gun even though I have an air operated one too. I just use a standard EP grease, whatever I have on hand.

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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 10, 2017
"You don't have to remove the cap sleeve to add grease. That little rubber boot pops right out."

True but it was required for me to adjust the bearings. Even just greasing I thinking I would still remove the metal cap as it makes it very easy to remove extra grease. It also allows for expansion of the grease if that is a concern.
MFL
Nomad II
Mar 10, 2017
Cummins12V98 wrote:
"You don't have to remove the cap sleeve to add grease. That little rubber boot pops right out."

True but it was required for me to adjust the bearings. Even just greasing I thinking I would still remove the metal cap as it makes it very easy to remove extra grease. It also allows for expansion of the grease if that is a concern.

Don't have to, but much easier to clean up old, and excess grease, with the cap removed. Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

With a cold hub, packed full, then heated at hi-way speed over longer distance, I have seen the rubber plug partially pushed out, releasing air, and a little grease too. When reinstalling rubber plug, I try to burp a little air (think tupperware lid).;)

Jerry
bpounds
Nomad
Mar 10, 2017
MFL wrote:
...Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

Glad I'm not the only one who learned that the hard way. :)
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Mar 10, 2017
bpounds wrote:
MFL wrote:
...Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

Glad I'm not the only one who learned that the hard way. :)
Yeah, me too. :)
ralphnjoann
Explorer
Mar 10, 2017
fj12ryder wrote:
bpounds wrote:
MFL wrote:
...Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

Glad I'm not the only one who learned that the hard way. :)
Yeah, me too. :)

Me three.
msjdbman
Explorer
Mar 10, 2017
bpounds wrote:
I like my EZ-lubes just fine.

As for where the grease expanded from temperature goes, that little rubber boot in cummins pic expands outward. Pops back in when the pressure drops.

I use any good lithium based wheel bearing grease. And even though I don't have disk brakes, I still use the disk brake grease, because it is a high temp formula.

You don't have to remove the cap sleeve to add grease. That little rubber boot pops right out.

This is pretty much the same that I do and same type of grease. Has worked fine for me. I enjoy not having to pack the bearings by hand. I've been doing that for nearly 50 years, and still have to on my old gooseneck with Dexter 8K axles. They were originally oil bath, but switched to grease when I couldn't keep oil in due to only occasional use and flat spotted seals.
TxGearhead
Explorer II
Mar 12, 2017
ralphnjoann wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
bpounds wrote:
MFL wrote:
...Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

Glad I'm not the only one who learned that the hard way. :)
Yeah, me too. :)

Me three.

Make it 4
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 12, 2017
The EZ lubes on my DRV have a big plastic cap that I can remove from the hub. Makes it easy to grease and remove excess. They replaced the white caps that actually fell apart with darker translucent caps.
Huntindog
Explorer
Mar 15, 2017
RinconVTR wrote:
Likes to tow wrote:

If that cavity is totally full of grease, what happens when the brakes heat up the drum/hub and the grease expands. Where does the grease go?

EZ-lube "issues" are over-hyped and full of assumptions.

Unless the axle seal is bad, you will NOT blow the seal. It's impossible, it takes significant pressure to blow a good axle seal and the EZ-lube system does not build ANY pressure. Zero.

And if you pump the hub full of grease and do not remove any, leaving no air space (like a bearing buddy, right???) where does the grease go when it warms up? Sounds like a smoking gun right? Wrong.

An overfilled hub will not blow the axle seal before air or grease escapes from the rubber grommet? That grommet is not even half as good as the axle seal. It will bleed air and grease well before a good axle seal ever will.

And I mentioned bearing buddies, which retain ZERO air gap within the hub and hold the grease under slight spring pressure. Where are all the blown seals from temperature increase?

Edit - grammar errors.
I have installed bearing buddies on my boat trailers. (which is what they were designed for)
They have a feature to account for expanding grease. The zerk screws into a piston which moves in and out of the hub as the grease expands and contracts... This is a MUST for the system, as it protects the seals from leaking when the grease expands, and more importantly, when it contracts... Without it, plunging hot hubs into cold water would result in a suction and water entering the hub.

Now that you are educated on bearing buddies... Perhaps you may realize that there is more you can learn about EZ lubes as well.
js6343js6343
Explorer
Mar 15, 2017
OP - I use "Amalie (68326-93) Blue Grade-2 High Temperature Grease - 1 lb." Available on Amazon.

If you are interested in my experience with EZ lube see -

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