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Vintage465
Nomad
Aug 03, 2018

Installing hubs on EZ-Lube for the first time.......

Has anyone installed a "dry" set of hubs on an EZ-lube axle? And when I say dry, I don't mean with dry bearings. I mean a hub that has freshly greased bearings, new seal, properly tightened with a c...
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ScottG
Nomad
Aug 03, 2018
Since your doing it right and packing them by hand, there's no need to fill the void. One voc. tech teacher I knew said the hub would run hotter if you did fill it.
Otherwise the hub and spindle are no different than those without EZ lubes.
If you plan on using the EZ's (I wouldn't...) then yes, the center has to be full before grease will travel though to the front bearings. Your right, it takes a ton of grease.

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