Wheel bearing Grease
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 rem...
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jwakeman wrote:
Hey folks after running close to 3000 miles over 18 months I gave each wheel 1 pump and blew 3 out of 4 rear seals. That is the way I had done for 10 years on previous trailer, and never had a problem.
Something has changed and we are not aware of it.
What brand is your axle/hub/bearing-grease mechanism? Mine is the AL-KO Ultra-Lube. My directions specifically call for pumping grease until it comes out the front. In an exploded view of the wheel-hub assembly it clearly shows the center of the spindle with a grease channel. The grease hits the rear bearing and then fills the cavity between the rear and front bearing then fills the front bearing and out the front.
http://www.al-ko.us/download/ALKO_2kto7k_OwnerManual.pdf
