Help with zirk fittings
Question: (I hope this makes sense....here goes) When pumping grease through the wheel zirk fittings, is it fair to say that as long as grease is flowing back out through the front seals that you hav...
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FordMastertech wrote:
Think about this, if the hub is packed full of grease using these EZ lube bearing buddy type axles on drum brakes what is going to happen when the axles hub gets hot, the grease is going to expand and the only place has to go is in the brake drums past the seal and contaminate the brake shoes.
True, if you actually got it within say 5-10% of completely full.
You can over grease, many things and this is no exception.
Care and a bit of knowledge is required.
But you’re right, you don’t even want the cavity that full. More like half full of grease in between the bearings, tops is what I shoot for.
