How much grease in the Ez lube?

[FishHaggis]

Typical greasing of the EZLube requires how much grease? Half tube? Quarter tube? Pushed a quarter tube in and nothing coming out. Almost half a tube in another. Can't be that much grease needed? Pile of videos and diagrams out there but not how much grease would be typical.

[Lynnmor]

ralphnjoann wrote:

First, what's so sacred about a brake inspection that it should be done annually?

It is required in Pennsylvania. There is little chance that that inspector will keep the grease off the brakes.

We have these inspections because people will not do the right thing unless they are forced to.

[ralphnjoann]

Lynnmor wrote:

BB_TX wrote:

Have used the EZ Lube system 3 times since new (8 yrs)and brakes still work like new, and no grease on them.

Wasn't that a real mess when you do your annual brake inspection?

First, what's so sacred about a brake inspection that it should be done annually? I tow my trailer to AZ and back once a year which is about 2000 miles and I use the controller manually before each trip to make sure the brakes work. I pull the wheels every few years and have never needed to replace any part of the braking system.

Second, pulling the drum results in some grease left on the spindle, not a "real mess."

[jake2250]

the grease I use is a red colored grease, I pump it in until I start to see fresh grease. I may have some gray colored stuff still in the front but I take a flat bladed screw driver or my pinkie finger and run it in there and pull just a little out.
This allows for expansion. I did notice when I first did the fill I had a slight grease film on my wheels,, I have since replace the rubber caps and all is good!

The nay sayers are funny here!! Where does the grease go? I can just imagine them wearing tin foil hats pulling off the wheels and checking for grease after lubing the axle!

[fj12ryder]

coolbreeze01 wrote:

FishHaggis wrote:
Typical greasing of the EZLube requires how much grease? Half tube? Quarter tube? Pushed a quarter tube in and nothing coming out. Almost half a tube in another. Can't be that much grease needed? Pile of videos and diagrams out there but not how much grease would be typical.

Hand pack a new trailer's bearings, then you know what you have.

That's probably not a bad idea considering the problems that some people have had with a brand new trailer. It shouldn't be necessary, and it's really aggravating to think it may be a good idea. When was the last time you pulled the wheels off your brand new car to check for adequate grease? There's no reason that trailer hubs/axles should be any different.

[fj12ryder]

RCMAN46 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:

Likes to tow wrote:
Are you guys kidding me???? Is this post real???? For those who used several tubes to grease your bearings on an EZ Lube system I know where your grease went!!
Pull the brake drums and look at your brake shoes. EZ Lube axles were primarily designed for boat trailers that get submerged in water. The RV industry picked up on this "easy care-free" idea as a marketing tool. You guys are in serious trouble when you need your brakes!!!!!

Yeah, I just pulled my wheels/hubs and they were fine. Do you actually have the EZ Lube system? Or are you just parroting what you've heard?

How many tubes of grease are required when you grease your EZ Lube?

If you grease the EZ Lube for the first time it will take about a half to three quarters of a tube to get the grease through the cavity and out the outside bearing. It really shouldn't since these should come full of grease from the factory, but I suppose it is cost cutting on the part of the factory. I have a triple axle so it took me about 3-4 tubes the first time I did it.

With the relative few miles I put on, 4,000 miles or so per year, I don't completely purge the system of old grease when I regrease. I remove most of the grease from the cavity in front of the outer bearing and add grease until I see grease coming out. IMO unless the old grease is contaminated or of extremely low quality it is still adequate for lubrication purposes. If I put more miles on per year I would probably add grease until new grease is coming out of the outside bearing. I don't use a pneumatic gun and constantly spin the wear to distribute the new grease within the bearing. Perhaps because of this I have had no issues with grease getting inside the brake drum and contaminating the shoes.

[coolbreeze01]

FishHaggis wrote:
Typical greasing of the EZLube requires how much grease? Half tube? Quarter tube? Pushed a quarter tube in and nothing coming out. Almost half a tube in another. Can't be that much grease needed? Pile of videos and diagrams out there but not how much grease would be typical.

Hand pack a new trailer's bearings, then you know what you have.

[Lynnmor]

BB_TX wrote:

Have used the EZ Lube system 3 times since new (8 yrs)and brakes still work like new, and no grease on them.

Wasn't that a real mess when you do your annual brake inspection?

[BB_TX]

Likes to tow wrote:
Are you guys kidding me???? Is this post real???? For those who used several tubes to grease your bearings on an EZ Lube system I know where your grease went!!
Pull the brake drums and look at your brake shoes. EZ Lube axles were primarily designed for boat trailers that get submerged in water. The RV industry picked up on this "easy care-free" idea as a marketing tool. You guys are in serious trouble when you need your brakes!!!!!

You know nothing about where my grease went. I comes out the front of the hub just like it is supposed to do, just as shown in Dexter videos. Have used the EZ Lube system 3 times since new (8 yrs)and brakes still work like new, and no grease on them.

Another one who simply does not know how the system works.

[RCMAN46]

fj12ryder wrote:

Likes to tow wrote:
Are you guys kidding me???? Is this post real???? For those who used several tubes to grease your bearings on an EZ Lube system I know where your grease went!!
Pull the brake drums and look at your brake shoes. EZ Lube axles were primarily designed for boat trailers that get submerged in water. The RV industry picked up on this "easy care-free" idea as a marketing tool. You guys are in serious trouble when you need your brakes!!!!!

Yeah, I just pulled my wheels/hubs and they were fine. Do you actually have the EZ Lube system? Or are you just parroting what you've heard?

How many tubes of grease are required when you grease your EZ Lube?

[fj12ryder]

Likes to tow wrote:
Are you guys kidding me???? Is this post real???? For those who used several tubes to grease your bearings on an EZ Lube system I know where your grease went!!
Pull the brake drums and look at your brake shoes. EZ Lube axles were primarily designed for boat trailers that get submerged in water. The RV industry picked up on this "easy care-free" idea as a marketing tool. You guys are in serious trouble when you need your brakes!!!!!

Yeah, I just pulled my wheels/hubs and they were fine. Do you actually have the EZ Lube system? Or are you just parroting what you've heard?

[aruba5er]

Three tubes + would be the norm. I know I have one seal bad (leaking) and don't worry about it. It slings the grease right past the ROTOR and ends up on the wheel. Never had a drop on the rotor and I inspect the rim and wipe it off if necessary. I know I'll never have grease where I can't see because of a stupid drum brake system.

[TomG2]

EZ-Lube is getting a lot of bad press from the Bearing Buddy haters. They are different. Some seem to think they are the same. They are not.

[Tvov]

The only time I used multiple tubes of grease was the first time I greased my EZLube bearings. Now, each spring I just pump in enough grease to start to see fresh grease. Maybe 5-6 pumps per wheel. If you really want to "flush out" the old grease then you use a lot of new grease. I don't tow a huge amount of miles per year, so it works for me.

[Tvov]

midnightsadie wrote:
just thinking when all this grease,packed in there nice and snug ,gets warm,where is it going to exband too?

The grease is not "packed in"... it comes out the front if and when under pressure. If it expands, it comes out the front - which is why sometimes the rubber cap get full of grease. "Bearing Buddy" is designed a little differently, with a spring loaded cover to keep water out of the bearings. EZLube bearings are not Bearing Buddy bearings. (as far as I know, they may have changed designs)

I've greased the EZLube axles as designed on my trailer for 12 seasons now, and they work great.

[midnightsadie]

just thinking when all this grease,packed in there nice and snug ,gets warm,where is it going to exband too?