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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Puddles wrote:Ron3rd wrote:coolbreeze01 wrote:
You aren't missing anything Ron3rd, like I said on page one, the EZ-Lubes save me time and money. Some get it, some don't.
Not calling anybody out, but all I see from the diagram on the system is a narrow hole in the center where grease flows, I don't see any hub to fill with grease. Maybe there are different types and folks confuse the two. The instructions that I got from Dexter are like the video but I have not touched the hubs yet to see how it works.
You need to look closer... the grease comes out between the back bearing and the grease seal. Grease must travel thru the back bearing, fill up the hub center and then go thru the front bearing to lubricate it... all without blowing the grease seal. Personal experience... seal failure and lubing the brakes makes me a forever hand pack guy. :)
Ditto for me on the seal failure. Full wheel pull for inspection and hand packing this year. After lubing via zerks the past two years, 3 of 4 (2 really bad) brake assemblies were very well greased....... Was it operator error? Can't say for sure but hand pumping and wheel rotation was executed. BUT, the bearings were in great shape! Back to hand packing for me. And yes they were Dexter double seals.
I think it might be critical to pump the grease when the wheels and temps outside are warm to allow the new grease to flow a little better. Think about how much pressure is used to push the grease forward to the outer bearing and NOT past the seals which are operating upon friction to achieve a positive seal.
