Hi All,Getting ready to install the MORryde UO12-016 wet bolts and have read with interest on the best way to orient the grease hole opening. It seems that 3 and 9 positions are the generally agreeded upon way to go but my concern is that grease will not make to where it's needed - in the contact position. I'm thinking about having the opening point toward the 6 or 12 o'clock direction - whichever has the load on it. Since I have the trailer up on stands over the winter anyway I was thinking that while the weight is off the bolts that they should take the grease easily. If I wanted to grease during the summertime, it really is pretty quick and easy to jack up anyway. Anyone see something I'm overlooking?Thanks,Greg

You are correct that putting the grease hole where it is needed results in problems pushing in the grease. To eliminate the problem, do point the hole towards the loaded side, but first cut a figure eight inside the bushing using something like a Dremel tool. Don't go real deep and weaken the bushing and it doesn't have to be pretty. Pointing the hole towards the unloaded side does little more than give you a good feeling.

I used a small file to chamfer the bolt hole to help the grease escape.Should provide a wedge to allow grease to move even when the parts are under stress.I have not had any issue. Also verify the passageway is fully drilled and clear before you assemble.

When I installed WB's I greased everything up before assembing them. Then, the next year I tried to pump grease in. Half of them were no go.I let it go a year and then tried again and still couldn't get half of them to take grease.So I took the offending wet bolts out and tried to pump grese through them. Still no go.I removed the zerks and found that they had only been drilled enough to get the zerks in! They had holes in the other end but they weren't drilled all the way through! By this time it had been too long to get any satisfaction from eTrailer so I ordered more and fixed it without any further problems.Moral of the story; grease them right away and make sure our off-shore partners and doing their usual thing!

I used the Dexter wet bolt kit. No issues with getting grease in them at 3 and 9 position now going on a couple years.

jmtandem wrote:I used the Dexter wet bolt kit. No issues with getting grease in them at 3 and 9 position now going on a couple years.Of course it depends which end of the spring gets the 3 or the 9. If you are greasing the unloaded side, the grease will flow easily and do little or nothing.

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ScottG
Nomad
Oct 25, 2016
When I installed WB's I greased everything up before assembing them. Then, the next year I tried to pump grease in. Half of them were no go.
I let it go a year and then tried again and still couldn't get half of them to take grease.
So I took the offending wet bolts out and tried to pump grese through them. Still no go.
I removed the zerks and found that they had only been drilled enough to get the zerks in! They had holes in the other end but they weren't drilled all the way through! By this time it had been too long to get any satisfaction from eTrailer so I ordered more and fixed it without any further problems.
Moral of the story; grease them right away and make sure our off-shore partners and doing their usual thing!
time2roll
Nomad
Oct 25, 2016
I used a small file to chamfer the bolt hole to help the grease escape.
Should provide a wedge to allow grease to move even when the parts are under stress.
I have not had any issue. Also verify the passageway is fully drilled and clear before you assemble.
Lynnmor
Explorer
Oct 25, 2016
You are correct that putting the grease hole where it is needed results in problems pushing in the grease. To eliminate the problem, do point the hole towards the loaded side, but first cut a figure eight inside the bushing using something like a Dremel tool. Don't go real deep and weaken the bushing and it doesn't have to be pretty. Pointing the hole towards the unloaded side does little more than give you a good feeling.

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