Posted by sotxbill on February 22, 2018 at 16:34:19 from (104.5.24.112):
In Reply to: Grease in trailer hubs posted by john achmann on February 22, 2018 at 16:14:19:
while I am not familiar with these new fangled systems....
You only greased the bearings, not the hub, not the cap. Only the bearings were greased.
Now for boats.. you greased the bearings and pumped a just a bit of grease in, to see the cap expand.. this was to just put a little bit of pressure on the hub to keep the water out.. This was only to build up pressure, not to fill the hub.
Others may like to pack hubs or caps, but packing the bearing is the ONLY thing that works and must be done. I have worked on cars where someone filled up the cap, put it back on, and called it a day after a brake job.. and even after washing the bearings dry.... I replaced a lot of bearings, races, and some spindles because of those folks.
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