EZ lube spindle and bearing repack question

BB_TX wrote:

soren wrote:

BB_TX wrote:
When done correctly the EZ Lube system works fine. I have used mine multiple times and no grease past the seals. Pump slow while continuously turning the wheel until new grease starts coming out the front of the hub exactly as Dexter says and the videos show and it works.

Some people have said they bought a new rig that came with EZ Lube and grease on the brakes showing even the manufacturing person used it incorrectly, probably using a pneumatic grease gun, or pumping a manual gun hard and fast. But often they are paid bonuses for making daily quota numbers and speed is money.

Many who criticize the system have never actually used it themselves.

Many years ago, when these things first came out, they were a sales lizard's dream. I can't count home many times one of those lying belly crawlers looked me in the eye and said, "The axles are now nearly maintenance free. Every spring you give them a few pumps with a grease gun and you are good to go!" Really? How does that manage to visually inspect the drums for cracks, the shoes for even wear, thickness and contamination, the star adjusters for proper tension, the magnets for even wear and function, and the bearings and races for wear and proper lubrication? This list, BTW is what every competent mechanic is doing while repacking bearings.

I have had a new TT with ez-scam axles and grease blown all over a brake drum, right from the factory. I can't even begin to imagine how many trailers are out there with wildly misadjusted brakes and/or grease saturated shoes, since the marketing of ez-scam hubs began..........

Those juvenile "sales lizards", "lying belly crawlers", and "ez-scam" terms really enhance your arguments and make them more believable. :S