Bearing Grease in rim
I recently purchased a 25' used travel trailer and I noticed a small amount of grease on the rim after taking a short 7 mile drive. I also noticed the rubber piece that covers the grease fitting is t...
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JJBIRISH wrote:
It looks normal… the weep hole is behind the rubber plug… the grease is supposed to come out the weep hole that is it purpose… the grease is feed from the back bearing to the front bearing then out the weep hole…
There is no reason what so ever to worry about EZ lube axles getting grease on the brakes if the grease is correctly applied…
People will feed you a lot of BS about this, but the only way for the grease to get to the brakes is threw a bad seal, or someone not properly greasing the EZ lube bearings and ruining a good seal…
With a used trailer the problem is you don’t know how it was done, or if the right grease was used…
You also don’t know the condition of the brake shoes, drums and the magnets, therefore it’s a good idea to check them… for the time being if there is no abnormal play in the bearings replace the rubber plug and go camping…
So anyone with different experience and opinion than you is spouting BS? Or lying?
What an arrogant and rude thing to say. With such an attitude it would be hard for anyone to take you or your advice seriously.
