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...
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Dog Folks wrote:
Here is the deal Larry,
I have never pulled the wheels in 8 years!!! Used EZ Lube for all 21,669 miles the trailer has traveled since I purchased it new. The brakes still work when tested.
No annual re-pack puts me $2,400 in the bank for when the bearings fail, at this point.
Do I know this is NOT the recommended maintenance schedule? Of course. Am I taking a chance of catastrophic bearing failure? Maybe. But I have my reasons.
I don't understand what you have against EZ Lube or the compulsion to post long dissertations on the subject, repeatedly, but whatever floats your boat is O.K. with me.
Some of us want to use the EZ Lube system, some us, like your self, do not. That is O.K. Certainly you are not going to change a lot of minds here.
This is MY opinion and position, and I respect yours, so I will not be debating the issue further.
Did not mean to "raise a sword" by using "Hogwash." Just did not know you owned the word.
Any trailer that has been driven 8 years and 21,669 miles, without the brakes being inspected, needs to be off the road!
