EZ lube spindle and bearing repack question
My TT axles have the EZ lube spindles with the grease fitting on the end. It's time for me to repack the bearings. Is it safe to hand pump new grease through the fitting while slowly turning the whe...
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RinconVTR wrote:No, the grease goes in under pressure. You don't understand the concepts of viscosity, constriction, and pressure gradients.
My own pics from the last seal replacement;
Look at all that grease flying out at high pressure...
Any 4 year old knows you have to squeeze the ketchup bottle to get it to come out through the nozzle, and you have to squeeze harder if there's old, dried up stuff in the way.
You also ignore the empirical fact that many with EZ-Lube have experienced grease in their brakes due to it getting past the seals, even straight from the factory.
Blown seals in EZ-Lube hubs.
