Grease seals/ Axle issues

B.O. Plenty wrote:

allimax wrote:
Using the fittings is a time-saver, but what a mess. I did mine today the old-fashioned way and the entire hub between inner and outer bearings was full of grease. My brakes were clean, though.

The grease that you pump in goes into the backside of the rear bearing. Between the bearing and the seal. It then goes through the bearing and into the cavity between the fron and rear bearings. From there it goes through the front bearing and out the cap next to the zerk. In order for this to work correctly it has to fill the cavity between the bearings. I prefer to do mine the old fashioned way every couple years. I could probably even stretch it to once every 4-5 years. I've never found that my bearings were anywhere close to dry.

B.O.