Has anyone had problems with oiled bearings?

[C_Schomer]

I just put on Kodiak 8k discs and they came with oil covers. Each hub only holds about 3 oz. of oil. I already had one leak and I haven't gone anywhere yet. I had to take the leaky cover off and file down the molding ridges and it's holding oil now. All 4 seals are holding perfectly. I ran nothing but oil on my road trucks/trailers but they held a LOT more oil. I'm leaving the hub caps off so I can keep close track of those suckers. How has everyone's luck been with oil on these baby axles? Craig

[C_Schomer]

Yeh, Stemco is the best. I'll see if they make an aluminum cover for the Kodiak hubs. After I take a few trips and get over the fear of them leaking, I'll put the hubcaps back on the wheels to protect the oil covers from the sun.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

Kodiak ain't Stemco. I would treat the little rig like like the big boys, use seal savers on the machined surface.

[69_Avion]

C Schomer wrote:
I just put on Kodiak 8k discs and they came with oil covers. Each hub only holds about 3 oz. of oil. I already had one leak and I haven't gone anywhere yet. I had to take the leaky cover off and file down the molding ridges and it's holding oil now. All 4 seals are holding perfectly. I ran nothing but oil on my road trucks/trailers but they held a LOT more oil. I'm leaving the hub caps off so I can keep close track of those suckers. How has everyone's luck been with oil on these baby axles? Craig

Most axles around 8,000# and up use oil bearings. The only problems that I have had is that in AZ the plastic doesn't last as long as I would like and on equipment trailers, people have a habit of stepping on the oil caps to get onto the trailer. They sure don't last long that way. I wish that they were aluminum and I could simply check the level by pulling the rubber cover off.