Here we go, another EZ lube debate!

js6343js6343 wrote:


I know one this for certain. I will NEVER again grease using EZ lube. Hand packing is the only remaining option for me.

Hi,

Just asking and not trying to change your mind. While I have EZ lube axles I also hand pack.

2 Questions:

1. When you greased, did you jack the camper up, spin the wheel by hand when you where "slowly" pumping the grease in?

2. Did you notice if the old seal had garter spring on the inside of it?

Both of these questions are out of pure curiosity only. The 1st question is a debate on the instructions, to jack up and spin or not.

The 2nd question deals with the darn cheap 1 lip seal that they actually sell and can be put in by accident on a brake axle verse the double lip seal with the garter spring. If they did this, and you had a single lip seal, you where hosed from day one.

Thanks for your post. My first set of axles on this camper was non EZ lube. When I bought the new axles to correct an alignment issue, I added the EZ lube feature, but again still do not use it. This was what I found on the "standard" lube axle.


Some of this "might" come from trailer inspections in states that require you to pull a wheel. If that inspectors did a quick pull and look and put the drum back on, they can nick the seal and you have a mess even on the standard seals. For the price of the seal, change it every time the wheel is pulled. The odds are not in your favor to reuse the old seal. If the inspection is going to pull the drum, they should change the seal. And yes they may need to charge you for it but it is better then a seal failure.

PS. I have also upgraded to the Dexter self adjusting brakes. As long as your brakes drums run true, they work well.

Thanks

John