can i grease bearings without lifting?

LarryJM wrote:

HTElectrical wrote:
You can use 2 x 6 or 2 x 8 blocks and drive one wheel up at a time to lift the other if you have a dual or triple axle trailer.

Did you not read the part where this trailer is sitting all summer on a season site so your comment would be VERY IMPRACTICABLE and that really wasn't the question anyway so that's two strikes for your post. ;)

Larry

C'mon, the guy was just telling the OP how to lift a wheel without a jack. He didn't say to park it like that.

HTElectrical wrote:
You can use 2 x 6 or 2 x 8 blocks and drive one wheel up at a time to lift the other if you have a dual or triple axle trailer.

Did you not read the part where this trailer is sitting all summer on a season site so your comment would be VERY IMPRACTICABLE and that really wasn't the question anyway so that's two strikes for your post. ;)

Larry

You can use 2 x 6 or 2 x 8 blocks and drive one wheel up at a time to lift the other if you have a dual or triple axle trailer.

Even with the easy lube, I prefer to remove and inspect and repack by hand.

I agree with others, to raise wheel/turn while pumping slowly.

I would pull the rubber plugs out, just to look at the amount of grease on the outer bearing. If the outer looks good, plenty of grease, the inner bearing likely is greased well too.

It has been my experience, with several new trailers, that very little grease is in the bearings, when shipped.

Very little grease, with bearings not being run often, can cause rust to form. Those rubber plugs pull out easily. I'd just take a look to verify, that they were greased well when you took delivery.

Jerry

Just leave it alone, if you pump too much grease in through the EZ Lube axles you will blow out the seals and create a problem where there wasn't one. I have thousands of miles on my TT since I repacked bearings 3 years ago. If the seals aren't leaking and there is quality grease in there (I use Mobil 1 synthetic bearing grease) then you won't have a problem. I plan to repack the bearings this summer....if I get around to it.

Re-packing your wheel bearings every season is going the way of the 3000 mi oil change...just not needed.

You don't need to lube them and no, it would not work to do it on the ground.
EZ lubes do a marginal job in the first place (many experienced RV'rs wont use them, including me) and doing it without turning the wheel is a guaranteed fail resulting in grease on the brakes.

I see no need to lube the bearings at 500 miles. However, you do need to lift the wheel and rotate the hub as you pump in new grease. I have a hydraulic floor jack and just lift one wheel at a time (two-axle trailer). If you use improper procedures, you run the risk of damaging the seals on the inside of the spindles and/or getting grease in the brake drums.

I'm sure you will be fine due to age and lack of miles. It would be a good idea to eventually have the bearings repacked and brakes adjusted by an axle shop.