TruRyde in China. I get it. I can get two backing plates for the price we paid for one. They clearly state the brakes need to be manually adjusted. Did we pay such a high price for self-adjusting brakes made by Dexter and get China made manual adjusting brakes which need adjustment every miles? It is helping. Two of the four drums had grease in them causing the brakes to no longer function properly. So we had to pay to have the backing plates and drums replaced as well as a bearing repack.
I closely watched him so that I can just do the job myself next time. It really does pay to just do work on your own with no short cuts. Lesson learned! The tech that did the work to the RV actually came back later in the afternoon to see what I was upset about which I appreciated instead of just a call. He just added a lot of maintenance work for me to do. He said we only had a week so he ordered the parts he could get in within that time frame.
I was pissed because he took that very important decision from me. Yes, they got my brakes fixed. The kid doing the work did a good job. None of that was in dispute. I finally just had to hand the phone back to the tech and wish them a good evening.
I was upset. But I suppose they taught us another lesson. Thanks for this post, Jason. Oil - bath hubs are normally used on heavier duty style trailer axles. It fits 1. The seal which will replace the regular grease seal fits 1. Lucas Marine Grease is a premium, extreme pressure, multi-purpose, heavy duty OBCS grease containing unique polymers, anti-wear agents and tackifiers with inherent rust and oxidation resistance to provide the highest performance properties.
How do EZ lube hubs work? Category: automotive road side assistance. If your axle is equipped with the Dexter E-Z Lube feature, the bearings can be periodically lubricated without removing the hubs from the axle. When grease is pumped into the zerk, it is channeled to the inner bearing and then flows back to the outer bearing and eventually back out the grease cap hole. Can you over grease wheel bearings? How much grease does a bearing need?
How do you know when your bearing Buddy is full? Does bearing buddy grease inner bearing? How do you grease bearing buddies? What is the best grease for trailer wheel bearings?
Lucas Oil Heavy Duty Grease. Should I grease my trailer ball? What is a bearing buddy? When grease is pumped into the fitting, it is channelled to the inner bearing, then to the outer bearing and eventually back out the grease cap hole for a complete bearing repack.
How often should you grease EZ Lube axles? 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, miles under normal use.
Can you over grease EZ Lube axles? You really cannot overfill them. There is a relief hole in the outer cover that the grease will come out of when full. Are EZ Lube axles good? Thankfully in this case the grease never reached the shoe material and stayed inside or I would be replacing the entire assembly instead of just a seal. Usually, NLGI number is written on the package. 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.
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. With a larger travel trailer, you should grease your trailer wheel bearings every 10, miles or once a year, whichever comes first. Rotate hub during filling. To apply the grease, remove the rubber plug from the axle end and place the grease gun on the zerk.
Pump grease until new grease begins to appear. I am, however, going through tires: In those 17K miles, I replaced the "China Bomb" tires at 7K, and now at 17K, the "new" Carlisles are showing sign of wear. Two mild, two ready to replace. Even so, I'm going to replace all four tires next week. We use this camper to visit our kids in Kansas and Nebraska, so we put a lot of long miles on this. In summary, I just wanted to add this update to the EZ-Lube discussion.
Put me on the side of the believers! So, when was the last time anyone here did anything with the bearings in their truck? I think it's much ado about nothing with trailer bearings if they've been properly packed. The EZ Lube system makes it way to easy to pump grease past the inner seal and into the wheel drum and onto the brakes,. Originally Posted by RDJ.
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