greasing wheels
Just had the guys at the shop pull my drums. Only one brake was working the other 3 covered in grease. Said I put to much in this spring. Metal on metal so don't over do it with grease
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fj12ryder wrote:ScottG wrote:I took my hubs off after 6 years, and several uses of the EZ Lube grease zerk, and they were fine. They don't all leak grease. But there are issues with some. Personally I think the grease seal surface is damaged during assembly and that's why some have problems.
That's what EZ lube's do. Most people think they work fine until someone takes the hub off, then they find what your mechanic did.
Don't use them.
If bearings are packed properly, there is no reason to occasionaly squirt a little more grease in. They may eventually wear it out but they don't use it up.
And if the bearings are packed properly why do people insist that you need to pull and repack bearings every year or two? If it's to renew the grease, that's what the EZ Lube does. But much easier.
You don't need to renew the grease every year. That's just CYA stuff put out by the vendor. Talk to an old, highly experienced mechanic and he'll tell you the same.
Also, you would need to pump at least half a tube of grease through the hubs to get fresh stuff out the front. A couple of squirts does nothing at all.
I've taken apart front wheel bearings on decades old cars and the grease and bearings were still fine. No way a trailer will destroy grease in a year - or even 5 years.
