jgrimes
Jun 26, 2016Explorer
EZ lube hubs
I have read the post regarding hand packing the bearing versus using a grease gun to insert grease. That's NOT what my question involves. I visited my local auto parts store and with their recommendat...
justme wrote:
The easy-lube axels were intended for boat trailers that have the bearings submerged in water when launching a boat. The RV industry use them as a marketing ploy to make people think there is an easy way to lube bearings. The sad reality is that RV owners should forget the easy lube **** and pack the bearing the old fashion way at recommended intervals. Also if one has the spring like nut retainers they should be discarded and replaced with the tang type nut retainers. The springy ones do not hold the nut well and could cause the bearing to loosen and thus cause pre-mature failure.