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FishHaggis
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May 23, 2016

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? Pile of videos and diagrams out there but not how much grease would be typical.
  • Yep, it takes a half a tube or so to get grease through it the first time. I think it's because they give it a couple squirts at the factory and call it good. It holds quite a bit of grease.

    I just pulled apart one side of my triple axle after 4 years and about 18,000 miles and everything is fine so far. I had no grease anywhere except where it should be. I need to check the other side but see no reason it would be any different. The bearings look and feel good, not notchy, and no pitting or anything out of the ordinary.

    When I greased mine I jacked up the wheel and added grease while spinning the wheel. Works for me. You really can't overgrease the hubs because the grease will come out the front of the hub like it's designed to do. You can put too much grease in too fast, and perhaps overwhelm the rear seal. Dunno.

    I have had zero issues with mine. YMMV.
  • Throw your EZ lubes away. One to many squirts will cost you a thousand dollars when the grease hits your pads or shoes. And the EZ lube does not pack the bearings, it just coats them.
  • The naysayers are going to say don't do it. But it does take a lot of grease as it has to go thru the port to the rear bearing, thru that bearing, fill the hub cavity and/or push the old grease thru that cavity, thru the outer bearing, and out the front. Seems it took over a half tube per wheel last time I did it. I did see old grey grease start coming out but took a lot before new red grease started coming out. And, no, grease did not go thru the seal onto my brakes.

    Since nothing came out it is likely the hub cavity was not filled with grease.
  • Check the back side of the wheel. It may be squirting out inside the hub. This can be a big problem if it gets on the brake drums.

    I have read that this can be a common issue with Ez lube hubs.

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