Dexter EZ Lube

[Colo_Native]

I am trying to find the proper GREASE for the ez lube axles. I am going to use the grease gun method per Dexter. Where can I buy it I am having a hard time finding any of them. Thanks for your help.
I AM LOOKING FOR THE GREASE. sorry for the caps.

[js6343js6343]

OP - I use "Amalie (68326-93) Blue Grade-2 High Temperature Grease - 1 lb." Available on Amazon.

If you are interested in my experience with EZ lube see -

"Here we go, another EZ lube debate"

[Huntindog]

RinconVTR wrote:

Likes to tow wrote:


If that cavity is totally full of grease, what happens when the brakes heat up the drum/hub and the grease expands. Where does the grease go?

EZ-lube "issues" are over-hyped and full of assumptions.

Unless the axle seal is bad, you will NOT blow the seal. It's impossible, it takes significant pressure to blow a good axle seal and the EZ-lube system does not build ANY pressure. Zero.

And if you pump the hub full of grease and do not remove any, leaving no air space (like a bearing buddy, right???) where does the grease go when it warms up? Sounds like a smoking gun right? Wrong.

An overfilled hub will not blow the axle seal before air or grease escapes from the rubber grommet? That grommet is not even half as good as the axle seal. It will bleed air and grease well before a good axle seal ever will.


And I mentioned bearing buddies, which retain ZERO air gap within the hub and hold the grease under slight spring pressure. Where are all the blown seals from temperature increase?

Edit - grammar errors.

I have installed bearing buddies on my boat trailers. (which is what they were designed for)
They have a feature to account for expanding grease. The zerk screws into a piston which moves in and out of the hub as the grease expands and contracts... This is a MUST for the system, as it protects the seals from leaking when the grease expands, and more importantly, when it contracts... Without it, plunging hot hubs into cold water would result in a suction and water entering the hub.

Now that you are educated on bearing buddies... Perhaps you may realize that there is more you can learn about EZ lubes as well.

[Cummins12V98]

The EZ lubes on my DRV have a big plastic cap that I can remove from the hub. Makes it easy to grease and remove excess. They replaced the white caps that actually fell apart with darker translucent caps.

[TxGearhead]

ralphnjoann wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:

bpounds wrote:

MFL wrote:
...Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

Glad I'm not the only one who learned that the hard way. 🙂

Yeah, me too. 🙂

Me three.

Make it 4

[msjdbman]

bpounds wrote:
I like my EZ-lubes just fine.

As for where the grease expanded from temperature goes, that little rubber boot in cummins pic expands outward. Pops back in when the pressure drops.

I use any good lithium based wheel bearing grease. And even though I don't have disk brakes, I still use the disk brake grease, because it is a high temp formula.

You don't have to remove the cap sleeve to add grease. That little rubber boot pops right out.

This is pretty much the same that I do and same type of grease. Has worked fine for me. I enjoy not having to pack the bearings by hand. I've been doing that for nearly 50 years, and still have to on my old gooseneck with Dexter 8K axles. They were originally oil bath, but switched to grease when I couldn't keep oil in due to only occasional use and flat spotted seals.

[ralphnjoann]

fj12ryder wrote:

bpounds wrote:

MFL wrote:
...Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

Glad I'm not the only one who learned that the hard way. 🙂

Yeah, me too. 🙂

Me three.

[fj12ryder]

bpounds wrote:

MFL wrote:
...Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

Glad I'm not the only one who learned that the hard way. 🙂

Yeah, me too. 🙂

[bpounds]

MFL wrote:
...Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

Glad I'm not the only one who learned that the hard way. 🙂

[MFL]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"You don't have to remove the cap sleeve to add grease. That little rubber boot pops right out."

True but it was required for me to adjust the bearings. Even just greasing I thinking I would still remove the metal cap as it makes it very easy to remove extra grease. It also allows for expansion of the grease if that is a concern.

Don't have to, but much easier to clean up old, and excess grease, with the cap removed. Ya, those edges with just rubber plug removed are sharp.

With a cold hub, packed full, then heated at hi-way speed over longer distance, I have seen the rubber plug partially pushed out, releasing air, and a little grease too. When reinstalling rubber plug, I try to burp a little air (think tupperware lid).;)

Jerry

[Cummins12V98]

"You don't have to remove the cap sleeve to add grease. That little rubber boot pops right out."

True but it was required for me to adjust the bearings. Even just greasing I thinking I would still remove the metal cap as it makes it very easy to remove extra grease. It also allows for expansion of the grease if that is a concern.

[FishOnOne]

shepstone wrote:
I prefer to hand pack them myself , that way I get a good look at the brakes, bearings, races and all the other components. Plus it's just plain old too easy to blow out the seals pumping that much grease in there.

Thanks for sharing.... The devil's in the details.

[bpounds]

I like my EZ-lubes just fine.

As for where the grease expanded from temperature goes, that little rubber boot in cummins pic expands outward. Pops back in when the pressure drops.

I use any good lithium based wheel bearing grease. And even though I don't have disk brakes, I still use the disk brake grease, because it is a high temp formula.

You don't have to remove the cap sleeve to add grease. That little rubber boot pops right out.

[captnjack]

RinconVTR wrote:

Likes to tow wrote:


If that cavity is totally full of grease, what happens when the brakes heat up the drum/hub and the grease expands. Where does the grease go?

EZ-lube "issues" are over-hyped and full of assumptions.

Unless the axle seal is bad, you will NOT blow the seal. It's impossible, it takes significant pressure to blow a good axle seal and the EZ-lube system does not build ANY pressure. Zero.

And if you pump the hub full of grease and do not remove any at all leaving no air space (like a bearing buddy, right???) where does the grease go when it warms up? Sounds like a smoking gun right? Wrong.

An overfilled hub will not blow the axle seal before air or grease escapes from the rubber grommet? That grommet is not even have as good a seal as the axle seal. It will bleed air and grease well before a good axle seal ever will.


And I mentioned bearing buddies, which retain ZERO air gap within the hub and hold the grease under slight spring pressure. Where are all the blown seals from temperature increase?

I was thinking the same thing. Which way would excess pressure release? Through the seal which is designed to SEAL? Or out to the outside which is designed to let grease out under the relatively light pressure of a hand pumped grease gun?
I think I will go with the more likely answer.

[RinconVTR]

Likes to tow wrote:


If that cavity is totally full of grease, what happens when the brakes heat up the drum/hub and the grease expands. Where does the grease go?

EZ-lube "issues" are over-hyped and full of assumptions.

Unless the axle seal is bad, you will NOT blow the seal. It's impossible, it takes significant pressure to blow a good axle seal and the EZ-lube system does not build ANY pressure. Zero.

And if you pump the hub full of grease and do not remove any, leaving no air space (like a bearing buddy, right???) where does the grease go when it warms up? Sounds like a smoking gun right? Wrong.

An overfilled hub will not blow the axle seal before air or grease escapes from the rubber grommet? That grommet is not even half as good as the axle seal. It will bleed air and grease well before a good axle seal ever will.


And I mentioned bearing buddies, which retain ZERO air gap within the hub and hold the grease under slight spring pressure. Where are all the blown seals from temperature increase?

Edit - grammar errors.