greasing wheels

[lee_worsdell]

Just had the guys at the shop pull my drums. Only one brake was working the other 3 covered in grease. Said I put to much in this spring. Metal on metal so don't over do it with grease

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lee worsdell wrote:
Just had the guys at the shop pull my drums. Only one brake was working the other 3 covered in grease. Said I put to much in this spring. Metal on metal so don't over do it with grease

How does "metal on metal" have to do with to much grease?

[fj12ryder]

ScottG wrote:
That's what EZ lube's do. Most people think they work fine until someone takes the hub off, then they find what your mechanic did.
Don't use them.
If bearings are packed properly, there is no reason to occasionaly squirt a little more grease in. They may eventually wear it out but they don't use it up.

I took my hubs off after 6 years, and several uses of the EZ Lube grease zerk, and they were fine. They don't all leak grease. But there are issues with some. Personally I think the grease seal surface is damaged during assembly and that's why some have problems.

And if the bearings are packed properly why do people insist that you need to pull and repack bearings every year or two? If it's to renew the grease, that's what the EZ Lube does. But much easier.

[Cummins12V98]

Mine work just fine, they have been pumped twice now with zero grease showing on the back. Of course they are Disk brakes!

[ScottG]

That's what EZ lube's do. Most people think they work fine until someone takes the hub off, then they find what your mechanic did.
Don't use them.
If bearings are packed properly, there is no reason to occasionaly squirt a little more grease in. They may eventually wear it out but they don't use it up.

[fj12ryder]

A little more info would be a wonderful thing. Like, did you do your own greasing? Were they the EZ Lube hubs? If so, how did you grease them? Technique is important. Debate about the EZ Lube hubs can be acrimonious at times, so the more data the better.