I've known a couple folks with EZ lube type hubs...
Shadow Catcher wrote:I would ditch the e z lube. It it too easy to get too much grease and has no real value unless you will be fording rivers with some regularity. Over greasing can be as damaging as not enough and adds a weak point in the axle. Many years ago some one that was part of this forum had an axle fail and looking at the photos it was clear that transverse hole was the point of failure. I would also add the brakes.
tony.latham wrote:I've known a couple folks with EZ lube type hubs...
I think you are talking about Bearing Buddies that are press-fitted into the hubs....
Tony
gudmund wrote:...The trailer I have now came with leaf's - 3500 axle 'de-rated' with 2000lb springs. It has the EZ-lube type system along with trailer brakes this time - but it is all of the 'Rockwell' Brand this time (but than again it looks identical to Dexter & maybe?? was made by them??)
mine is also a 3500 lb axle (Dexter, 2014), "de-rated" to 3000 lbs, with $25-30 springs available anywhere, so I could change to lighter or heavier rating if needed, at any time; Rockwell American was bought by Dexter in 2016, by the way
...I always carry extra's (bearings) along with seals - just in case
I no longer do...since the parts are readily available in any average-sized town (my 25.25" eye-to-eye springs are also the most readily available sized springs)
...mine has 10inch trailer brakes = it uses the larger inner bearing/seals which is why a 3500lb axle was chosen for use - by using a 'Heavier' Duty axle, you get to use a larger brake along with also getting the bigger-larger 'inner' bearings/seals. When using the lighter duty axle, you end up with the smaller inner bearings/seals, along with being able to 'only' use a 7inch trailer brakes setup.
go big or go home...another good reason I chose a 3500 lb "leaf spring" axle
...10inch brakes, in the long run are $$$cheaper$$$ being they are more "common & easier" to find being they are used 'the most' by all of trailer company's so they end up being the most 'common' being carried in stock.
widespread availability, once again
...'kind'a' makes me glad of having the 'heavier' rated one
you 'betcha
Has anybody with the Dexter EZ lube system ever experienced grease leaking through the inner seal over time after pumping new grease into the zerk fitting?
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