Greasing tow trailer axles
I would like to grease the wheel bearings on my 2011 StarCraft TT. It has electric drum brakes. I bought Mystik No.2 Hi-Temp Multi Purpose Grease. Is this OK to use? My TT has the axle grease zerk...
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fairfaxjim wrote:
I think people give the "EZ Lube" (Dexter's name, lots of copies out there)axles more credit than they deserve. You can't just grab a grease gun and run around your trailer pumping grease into the bearings.
BINGO!!
I also agree / reiterate everything else in Jim's post.
The reason my cargo trailer's brakes got trashed was because the owner just kept pumping more grease in them every year.
EZ Lube hubs are NOT the same as a Bearing Buddy, which are used on boat trailers. Bearing Buddys, the grease goes in on the outside of the outer bearings, and excess will escape.
EZ Lube axles, there's a hole through the spindle. The grease goes in the zerk, through that hole and puts grease in the inner cavity of the hub assemble.
