E-Z Lube Axles
At the Dexter site they say the purpose for E-Z lubes is for wheels that get immersed in water. They give you a way to push out any water and old grease without disassembling. They also call for the s...
Forum Discussion
Ron3rd wrote:The problem is that there is a space between the bearings that has to be full of grease in order to get new grease from the rear bearing to the front bearing. This space rarely comes from the factory filled with grease. So in order to use the EZ-Lube correctly you have to fill this space with grease. This is where the "fill the hub with grease" comes in.TXiceman wrote:
Lots of misinformation on the E-Z Lube hubs and their use. They are not the same hubs used on a boat trailer and they are for a different purpose.
Here is a nice video of lubricating an axle properly with the E-Z Lube feature.
E-Z Lube procedure
About every two or 3 years, I pull the hubs and inspect and hand pack the bearings. I prefer the NevR Lube hubs over anything else.
Ken
Newbie to EZ Lube bearings; they came standard on my new trailer. I watched the video TX posted and what I'm not understanding is why some say you have to fill the hub with tubes of grease. From the video, it looks like you just give the hub a couple pumps of grease and that's it. What am I missing here?
