camper axle lube question ?

maxwell11 wrote:
rig maintenance question:

I know its off topic for this section, but most of you guys are in charge of lube and maintenance of your rigs.

new jayco 27 foot bumper pull trailer last year, pulled it about 1000 miles or less.

this year I was going to pull the rubber grease zerk covers off each hub and shoot a few pumps of axle grease in each hub.
per manual: grease flows from end of axle through and up into the cavity of the hub.

would 4 or 5 shots of grease from a manual grease gun be sufficient?

Thanks,
Fred

I plan to carry my grease gun with me and check the hubs at each stop.
but, I know if over lubed grease could get onto the brakes.

Do you ever wonder how the front axle bearings on 4X4's got 50,000 to 100,000 miles on a single packing without adding grease.

The grease in your bearings will not evaporate if the seals are good, really no reason to add grease between re-packing.

Seeing how you can't see inside the drum, to see if you are blowing grease past the inner seal, I feel this is a chancy operation.

If worried about it pull the hubs and repack! Otherwise you will have grease soaked brake shoes, and very grabby brakes, and a big $$$ repair.