Greasing Trailer Wheels

Yep, we have the Dexter axles.

My main complaint in greasing the wheels was getting a good point to raise the trailer. The rig has a "floating" tandem axle that pivots in between the wheels making them move semi-independently. The rig also has the axles flipped making it dammed high. My new work-around for this is to use some 4 inch long 4x4s with a 4x4 underneath as a lifting point. I lagged bolted the 4x4's together into a U-shaped form that lifts the leaf springs at each wheel without putting pressure on the tubular axle.

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Thanks
Bill

If it is the Dexter EZ-Lube system, then yes you do need to jack up each individual wheel so you can turn them while adding grease. If you don't you stand a chance of grease getting past the seal and into the brake shoes. Not a good idea. It's a bit of a pain, but beats pulling all the wheels off and manually repacking IMO.

There are a couple of manufacturers of similar systems. In the owners' manuals, some say to jack it up, and others don't say you have too. I always jack it up as that is what I am used to from my boat trailer days, and I feel you get better distribution of the grease and lessen you chance to blow out the rear seal if something gets plugged up. I still make sure they get disassembled, cleaned, inspected, and repacked the old fashioned way at least every 10,000 miles or so.