How often do you grease EZ Lube trailer bearings?
How Often Should Trailer Hub Bearings be Greased with EZ Lube Spindles Standard tapered trailer wheel bearings are recommended to be re-packed with fresh bearing grease about every year or every 12,000 miles under normal use.
How often should you grease Dexter EZ Lube axles?
12,000 miles
Along with bearing adjustment, proper lubrication is essential to the current function and reliability of your trailer axle. Bearings should be lubricated every 12 months or 12,000 miles.
What grease is used for Dexter EZ Lube axles?
LITHIUM COMPLEX NLGI CONSISTENCY #2 GREASE
E-Z LUBE equipped axles are subject to the maintenance and inspection procedures regarding brakes, hubs, bearings, seals, wheels, and tires as outlined in Dexter’s current Operation Maintenance Service Manual (available for download at www.dexteraxle.com). Use only LITHIUM COMPLEX NLGI CONSISTENCY #2 GREASE.
Can you over grease trailer bearings?
Too much grease volume (overgreasing) in a bearing cavity will cause the rotating bearing elements to begin churning the grease, pushing it out of the way, resulting in energy loss and rising temperatures.
What grease do I use on Dexter EZ Lube axles?
LITHIUM COMPLEX NLGI CONSISTENCY #2
How often should trailer bearings be repacked?
The axle manufacturers recommend that you repack your trailer bearings once annually or every 12,000 km.
How often should RV wheel bearings be repacked?
every 10,000 to 12,000 miles
RV wheel bearings should be repacked with grease once a year or every 10,000 to 12,000 miles, whichever comes first. If you travel frequently, this is a useful metric to go by, even if it means having your RV wheel bearings repacked a couple of times each year.
Can you use bearing buddies on EZ Lube axles?
Expert Reply: Yes you can use a Bearing Buddy on your current axle setup but you’ll have to remove the zerk/grease fitting. What you have now is an EZ lube spindle which allows you to push grease through the middle of the spindle but you can install a Bearing Buddy over one of these spindles and it will still work.
How do you lubricate an EZ Lube?
E-Z Lube® Lubrication The procedure is as follows: 1. Remove the rubber plug from the end of the grease cap. 2. Place a standard manual grease gun onto the grease fitting located in the end of the spindle. Make sure the grease gun nozzle is fully engaged on the fitting. 3. While rotating the hub, pump grease slowly into the fitting.
Can I mix different types of Grease with Dexter Axle?
The grease that Dexter Axle uses has a Lithium Complex thickener. Mixing our grease with a Barium, Calcium, Clay, or Polyurea soap based thickener agent will cause adverse effects. This may include causing the two greases to harden, separate, become acidic or pose other hazards and damage to the bearings.
How do you remove the Zerk fitting on a lube dust cap?
EZ Lube Dust Caps, like # DC200L-DCRP, have a rubber plug that can be removed to access the zerk fitting. The rubber plug can be removed by gently prying it up with a flathead screwdriver.
Are Dexter parts made in the USA?
They are TruRyde. I’ve heard of TruRyde and realize they are drop in replacements, but they aren’t Dexter. Dexter parts are made in the USA. TruRyde in China. Annoyed again. Actually, now I’m moving from annoyed to angry.