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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Allworth wrote:
Funny, with all of the Titanium owners who are running EZ-Lubes, none have reported a bearing failure. If you do it right, you CANNOT blow out the rear seal.
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I have the EZ Lube axles and use the system. But I disagree with your statement. It is definitely possible to push grease past the seal. Look at the diagram in the Dexter literature. The grease goes thru the inlet port to the area between the rear seal and the rear bearing. The grease has to flow thru the rear bearing to get to the rest of the hub and front bearing. If the grease is pumped too fast and builds too much pressure behind the bearing and on the rear seal, it can definitely push grease past the seal. You definitely would not want to use an air gun. Nor would you want to pump a manual gun too fast and hard.
