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Old 03-14-2012, 12:05 PM   #1
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what grease do you use for the ez-lube bearings? Once the hub cab is off, I remove the rubber cap in the center and attach a grease gun to the zerk and pump until i see grease come out... wipe off, place that rubber cap back on and done? Is this the correct procedure? Or am I completely wrong?

Do I need anything other than screw driver to remove hub cap, hand pump grease gun, grease and something to wipe the extra grease off? Thanks.Edited by: anaro
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Old 03-16-2012, 05:25 AM   #2
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nothing? What do you all do for yours?
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Old 03-16-2012, 06:15 AM   #3
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I would not use the easy lube if my life depended on it. I hand pack my bearings and check all brakes at the same time.
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X2 on the hand pack. I do mine every two years and consider the brake inspection and bearing inspection very important.
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I hand pack mine also. Inspect brakes and grease seals at that time.



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I hope Old Farmer means he replaces the grease seals. I do not recommend reusing them no matter how good they look. They are cheap and I use double lip even though not needed if you do not use the ez lube system.
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I hope Old Farmer means he replaces the grease seals. I do not recommend reusing them no matter how good they look. They are cheap and I use double lip even though not needed if you do not use the ez lube system.
Yup. Replaced all four this year, along with new bearings/races.
I will have to be more explicit on my posts to avoid any confusion.
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Old 03-17-2012, 11:17 AM   #8
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ok, 2 more questions, where do I get the seals and what brand am I looking for? Thanks
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This is where I got mine. You should pull one drum and see if you can get # off the seal, if not able to get that, then get the # off your bearings, then they should be able to tell what seals you need.
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ok, not to sound really dumb but I have never done this and DH has only done it once in his life (a long time ago) but will I need 1 seal for each wheel? I don't want to pull it apart and then wait a long time for the seals. We are taking our first trip of the year either next weekend or the weekend after, was hoping to have it done by then.I would rather not pay someone else to do it as we want to learn to do our own maintenance and care on it. Thanks.
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Yes you will need a seal for each wheel. Maybe you could get a friend to supervise the frist time you do the repack.
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Most of replacing bearings, seals, and repacking is fairly simple "once you've seen it done" (but messy). The hard part is getting the preload right on the bearings (new or old). I would suggest you get someone who knows what they are doing to show you how, even if it costs a little. Plus you also need to know what to look for on the brake pads (shoes) to check them. Too much is at stake for an incorrect job.
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Most of replacing bearings, seals, and repacking is fairly simple "once you've seen it done" (but messy). The hard part is getting the preload right on the bearings (new or old). I would suggest you get someone who knows what they are doing to show you how, even if it costs a little. Plus you also need to know what to look for on the brake pads (shoes) to check them. Too much is at stake for an incorrect job.
Same goes when you inspect the bearings and race surfaces. It helps if you know what to look for. If you know someone who has done a lot of this type of work they may have a defective bearing to show you what some of the potential problems look like.
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