Wheel bearing Grease

Wiley75 wrote:

93mastercraft wrote:
How often do you check your wheel bearings? This weekend I had to replace one of my tires, so I decided to check the wheel bearings. Mine have the hub caps where the entire rim and tire have to be removed to access the grease fittings.

I was surprised at how much grease I had to pump in. On a triple axle I went through two tubes of grease. I pumped enough grease into each until I saw the grease come out the front. Do manufactures not fill these things up w/grease?

Two tubes of grease sounds about right for a triple axle trailer. I used just over 1 tube to do my twin axle trailer. Dexter recommends spinning the hub slowly while you pump the grease slowly. By doing this it is VERY unlikely that you will push grease past the seal. You keep pumping grease until fresh colored grease is coming out of the front of the hub. Then you pump a little more. Wipe off the excess and put the cap back on. Done.

Wiley75,

I was very concerned about "blowing out" that rear seal. But I've greased a lot of different bearings including those dang Buddy bearings. They should call those Hateful bearings! But those is where the front would move out and you would feel resistance while pumping, you knew then it was full. These newer Ultra Lubes are a piece of cake. Grease comes out the front. Not the back. Put the cap back on and no slung grease!