Greasing Landing Gear (How Much?)

Don't have any zerks on my landing gear

Once a year I pop cover on top.....place a glob of grease and put top back on

With driven leg fully retracted I drop inner leg and then give it a spray with some dry graphite
Fully retract inner then extend outer leg and spray it

8 yrs. and still good to go.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
I don't think you can over grease them. I would load them up with 8-10 pumps each. Won't hurt a thing, there are no seals to blow out. It just goes into a big open cavity.

B.O.

That's true as long as you're pumping grease above the inner leg. If the inner leg is up you may be pumping all that grease between the inner leg and outer leg, making one heck of a mess and doing little actual good.

I don't think you can over grease them. I would load them up with 8-10 pumps each. Won't hurt a thing, there are no seals to blow out. It just goes into a big open cavity.

B.O.

OK folks, thanks for the reply.

I gave the zerks 10 pumps for good measure and took the tops off and globbed some wheel bearing grease around and on top of the gear.

I am out of there. :C

After having disassembled the OEM legs, I don't see how a grease zerk on the side of the leg will add grease to the screw without pumping the leg partially full of grease. If you had the top of the inner leg level with the zerk you could pump some grease in and get on top of the inner leg. This might transfer a little grease to the screw but not very much.

You could drill a hole through both legs, mark the legs when the holes line up, and then use spray grease. That would put some grease on the screw, but in just one spot on the screw of course. Or spray grease up onto the screw from the bottom of the leg.

After talking with Lippert, they recommended two squirts in each leg, once a year depending on use. It was my understanding this grease goes to the screw. You can also add grease by hand to the top gears if needed (the ones under the caps).

Have a great trip,
Jerry