Bearing Grease in rim

JJBIRISH wrote:

ScottG wrote:

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.

What I am saying is the only way for the grease to get to the brakes is through a bad seal, or someone not properly greasing the EZ lube bearings and ruining a good seal…

for someone to say it is normal to have grease on the brakes because you use the EZ lube feature IMHO is pure BS…

And therein lies the rub. It's not "BS" when someone has different experience from you. (Or as I suspect in this case, just a lot more experience)
There's no rocket science to using the poorly designed EZ lubes - they fail because it's easier to push grease past a rubber seal than it is to push it though the tiny spaces of the bearings and the 1/8" X 3" long connecting hole between them - especially when they're already packed with grease.
And that is not "BS" - it's a differing opinion.