Grease zerk on axel.
I have a 1990's vintage Palomino and have always hand packed the bearings. Last fall I burned out a bearing. I noticed that there is a grease fitting on the axel that seems to exit near the back o...
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opnspaces wrote:
The problem I see with this is the new grease only comes out of the base of the spindle at the 3 and 9 o'clock position. How can those two positions possibly force all the old grease out of the hub? It seems more likely that I'll have two little ribbons of clean grease pushing through the hub at 3 and 9 o'clock and a whole bunch of old grease left behind in the hub to mingle with the new grease once the wheels start turning.
If you use the EZLube axles with the zerk, then you need to slowly spin the wheel drum while adding new grease. Spinning the wheel drum allows the new to completly displace the old.
I used the grease zerk earlier this year and it worked well. Don't get too impatient with the process, grease doesn't flow fast! I've also read that if you can warm the hub first you should. Pushing the grease too hard & fast can blow out the rear seal.
