Here we go, another EZ lube debate!
I am the owner of a 2011 Keystone Sprinter with EZ lube hubs. I have been using the zerk fitting for annual greasing using a manual gun for 5 years. I also perform annual manual brake adjustments. ...
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js6343js6343 wrote:
Here is another picture of the inside of the hub. You can see where a lot of grease made it past the seal onto the hub. Hopefully I can clean that hub with brake cleaner and reuse it. I see no reason why not, but I heard someone once say that grease can absorb into the metal. That seems crazy to me.
Thats not actually that bad. I have had wheel seals leak that much on axles without ez lube. Unfortunately the single lip seals used on trailer axles are not that great.
Your hub/drum will easily clean up with brakleen.
Its not often you find a brake drum that is so contaminated that it can't be washed out well enough to use.
Trailer brake shoes are cheap enough that they can be changed.
Back in the day when parts were expensive and labor was cheap, we used to burn the oil out of semi brake linings with a torch. Talk about a smoky dirty job.
