Packing ez lube bearings
The ez lube is a large dust cap that covers a zerc fitting. The fitting allows grease to to be pumped into the rear bearing through a hole in the shaft that exits in the rear. This TT is new to me but...
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LarryJM wrote:Really? I, personally, know very few people who have ever disassembled a brake drum, removed the seal and bearings, and repacked the bearing. It's just not done very much.Mont G&J wrote:
Depending on a person's mechanical skills and knowledge, less harm to the bearings and seal may result using the EZ Lube System.
I think just the opposite is probably true. One has to understand and be able to correctly use the EZ-lube system to prevent issues and get it's intended benefits.
Larry
I've read accounts on this forum of issues with brakes and axles after having the hubs serviced by a supposedly well trained staff at a business that does it on a regular basis.
The EZ Lube system is simplicity itself: jack up the wheel, slowly grease the system, while turning the wheel, until clean grease comes out the front.
