How much grease in the Ez lube?
Typical greasing of the EZLube requires how much grease? Half tube? Quarter tube? Pushed a quarter tube in and nothing coming out. Almost half a tube in another. Can't be that much grease needed? ...
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tragusa3 wrote:
I just did it for the first time and it took almost 3 large tubes to do the 4 wheels. Some may have stopped using less grease, but I kept going until it was very clean. It is "mixed" for a while.
My piece of mind that I didn't go past the rear seal is that with each pump, I could see the equivalent amount coming out the front. I don't think that would happen if it were going out the rear.
Unless your seal is destroyed, the amount of grease that will seep past it is much smaller than what you will see exiting the hub. So your visual observation wouldn't show such a small amount missing from each pump. But it doesn't take much to wreak havoc with the brakes.
Think about a garden hose with a small leak, Much more water comes out the open end of the hose while a small amount comes out of the leak.
So now we all know just how many tubes of grease it takes to service the easy lubes... 3 tubes. And that is the amount it will take EVERY time (not just the first time) if you want to get all of the old grease out from the inner bearing.
