I have Dexter EZ-Lube axles. Per Dexter they need to be lubed once a year or 12k miles. I am at my year mark. I have a boat that requires lubing several times, but has a cap that pushes out letting me know it does not need any more lube. I popped the cap off to look and there is a little grease on the fitting, but there does not seem to be an indicator. How much lube do I pump in? How do I know when to stop? Any suggestions on how to do what I assume will be a very simple task? Thanks!

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clotus wrote:I have Dexter EZ-Lube axles. Per Dexter they need to be lubed once a year or 12k miles. I am at my year mark. I have a boat that requires lubing several times, but has a cap that pushes out letting me know it does not need any more lube. I popped the cap off to look and there is a little grease on the fitting, but there does not seem to be an indicator. How much lube do I pump in? How do I know when to stop? Any suggestions on how to do what I assume will be a very simple task? Thanks!None !... but others will jump in and tell you something different.Pull, clean, inspect, repack and adjust brakes.

It takes a LOT of grease. Done right it basically purges all the old grease out of the hub thru the front of the hub. I use a red hi temp grease (one of the ones recommended by Dexter). When I see red grease coming out vs the old darker grey colored grease I know it is done. Pump slowly with a hand pump. Don't pump too fast. Don't force it. All while continuously turning the wheel. And it will work well. Some have had a problem pushing grease thru the rear seal and ruining the brakes.

BB_TX wrote:It takes a LOT of grease. Done right it basically purges all the old grease out of the hub thru the front of the hub. I use a red hi temp grease (one of the ones recommended by Dexter). When I see red grease coming out vs the old darker grey colored grease I know it is done. Pump slowly with a hand pump. Don't pump too fast. Don't force it. All while continuously turning the wheel. And it will work well. Some have had a problem pushing grease thru the rear seal and ruining the brakes.I agree. Jack up each wheel and turn while slowly pumping the grease in. Make sure it's =quiet= when you do so. After several pumps, you're likely to start hearing some "cracking" or "popping" of grease. STOP PUMPING! At that point, you're starting to pump grease outside the bearing, and it will usually either be coming past the rear seal or, in a worst-case situation, will actually start pushing the seal out of the hub. I've never seen grease come out the front of mine, though there may be a "vent", as the front of the hubs were always filled with grease. You certainly don't want grease out the back as it will eventually wind up on the brakes, and will make life =real= interesting for you.Lyle

The hub is designed for the old grease to be pushed out the front of the hub as the new grease goes in the rear of the hub. That is how it purges the old grease. There will be a lot of old grease come out the front before you start seeing new grease. Look at a cut away view of the hub. Or watch the utube video.

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BB_TX
Nomad
Feb 08, 2016
It takes a LOT of grease. Done right it basically purges all the old grease out of the hub thru the front of the hub. I use a red hi temp grease (one of the ones recommended by Dexter). When I see red grease coming out vs the old darker grey colored grease I know it is done.

Pump slowly with a hand pump. Don't pump too fast. Don't force it. All while continuously turning the wheel. And it will work well. Some have had a problem pushing grease thru the rear seal and ruining the brakes.
Learjet
Explorer
Feb 08, 2016
clotus wrote:
I have Dexter EZ-Lube axles. Per Dexter they need to be lubed once a year or 12k miles. I am at my year mark. I have a boat that requires lubing several times, but has a cap that pushes out letting me know it does not need any more lube.

I popped the cap off to look and there is a little grease on the fitting, but there does not seem to be an indicator. How much lube do I pump in? How do I know when to stop? Any suggestions on how to do what I assume will be a very simple task? Thanks!

None !... but others will jump in and tell you something different.

Pull, clean, inspect, repack and adjust brakes.
agesilaus
Explorer III
Feb 08, 2016
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Dexter

YouTube

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