Dexter ez lube grease type

The EZ lube feature wasis a marketing ploy that is completely unnecessary and ads the possibility of blowing out the rear seal and fouling your brakes with grease as well as holding in heat that can. I know you said you had a Dexter but axle grease type should be the same for all manufacturers.

Add grease until old comes out just like the norm using a jerk fitting.

Dexter ez lube grease type. The best grease around for trailer hubs is the Red grease like the Lubrimatic LMX Industrial Strength part L11390. Its waterproof heavy duty and compatible with most other greases as well. Heres how to grease everything upon initial installation.

First grease your bearings and spindle by hand or with a bearing packer like part L70025. If you are going to do it by hand start with a gob of grease in your palm and then press the bearing into the grease. Dexter makes a grease or rather has it made for them thats compatible with the grease thats shipped in their bearings.

Really thats relevant only if you add fresh grease without first cleaning the old grease. The E-Z Lube system consists of axle spindles that have been specially drilled and assembled with grease fittings. When grease is pumped into the fittings it is channeled to the inner bearing then to the outer bearing and eventually back out the grease cap hole for a complete bearing repack.

The protection and maintenance features of the E-Z. Our trailer being new comes with EZ-Lube axles made by Dexter. These arent a new type but have gained in popularity so most new trailers come with them now.

The premise is simple instead of needing to take the wheels off remove the brake drum pull out the bearings manually and repack you use the grease zerk to pump new grease through the spindle while turning the wheel. My plan is to grease them using the E-Z Lube system with Mobil 1 synthetic grease which is one of the recommended greases from Dexter. Ive ordered two 3 ton bottle jacks so that I can lift the wheels off the ground to rotate them while lubing and a nice new Lincoln grease gun.

The whole process seems pretty simple. Chem ArrowArrow 2282 Chevron TexacoChevron Ulti-Plex Grease EP 2 Texaco Starplex Moly MPGM 2 CitgoLithoplex MP 2 Lithoplex CM 2 Mystik JT-6 Hi-Temp Grease 2 ConocoPhillips76 LubricantsKendallMultiplex RED 2 L427 Super Blu GreaseDexter CompanyLithoplex Red MP 2 ExxonMobil CompanyRonex MPMobilith AW 2Mobil I Synthetic Grease FuchsRenolit. Use any brand of lithium complex grease.

I know you said you had a Dexter but axle grease type should be the same for all manufacturers. Caution do NOT mix grease types in the bearings. Lithium complex and molybdenum MY NOT be the same type.

Would have to look at the packaging of the molybdenum. The Dexter Nev-R-Lube bearings are a sealed bearing cartridge that never requires repacking with grease. However they still need to be inspected every 12 months or 12000 miles and can be done during your normal brake maintenance inspection process.

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 affects. This may include causing the two greases to harden separate become acidic.

Official wheel bearing grease for Dexter Trailer Axles. For use on all 2000 - 15000 lb axle bearings. Designed to be used in any normal tube type grease gun.

2 Red Lithium Complex. - Dexter Part number 088-012-00. - Made in the USA.

• Manufactured for Dexter Axle. Since you are using Dexter axles and replacing components with Dexter parts the grease will be compatible. For wheel bearing grease use LubriMatic DiscDrum Brake and Wheel Bearing Grease L11465 or L11380.

This is a polyurea-based grease that is compatible with most grease formulas of the same or similar chemical makeup. The Dexter Nev-R-Lube bearings are a sealed bearing cartridge that never requires repacking with grease. However they still need to be inspected every 12 months or 12000 miles and can be done during your normal brake maintenance inspection process.

Be careful with just adding grease. You can put in too much and damage the seals. If you have the Dexter E Z Lube type you change out the grease by spinning the wheel as you put in the new grease.

The wheel turning forces out the old grease and the new grease is moved in to replace it. It is very easy to do this. Well it depends upon the kind of grease of course but generally water will turn grease gray.

Dirt brake dust and heat effects will turn grease dark or even black but water will turn it gray. There are kinds of grease that are gray colored to start with such as lithium grease but its rarely used in wheel bearings as it has a much lower viscosity. How to grease your wheels aka your bearings on your RV without removing the wheels.

Grease Gun Grease. There is a reason that the hubs are empty from the Dexter factory with just the grease that the bearings are packed with. The hubs and bearings run much cooler with the cavity of the hub empty.

The EZ lube feature wasis a marketing ploy that is completely unnecessary and ads the possibility of blowing out the rear seal and fouling your brakes with grease as well as holding in heat that can. Lumax LX-1152 Black Heavy Duty Deluxe Pistol Grease Gun with 18 Flex Hose Handy 3-Way Loading - Fill with Standard Cartridge Suction or Bulk Fill. Convenient One-Hand Operation for Easy Greasing.

Drilled and assembled with grease fittings in their ends. When grease is pumped into the fitting it is channeled to the inner bearing and then flows back to the outer bearing and eventually back out the grease cap hole. Nev-R-Lube option is the latest innovation from Dexter.

Nev-R-Lube bearings are comprised of opposed tapered. My trailer is 4 years old has 20K on it and has Dexter 5200 pound axles on it. Up until now I have thought that the Ez Lube system was the best thing on my trailer.

I have been pulling the hubs at least every other year and inspecting the brakes. On every year I had given a few extra pumps of fresh grease through the zerk fitting. To install the new grease seal i set it in place by hand and put a piece of 4x4 wood that extends past the seal on both edges and use a hammer to set it in place.

You dont need a bearing greaser either I put the bearing in a zip loc bag add a bunch of grease and rub it all around making sure grease is all over everything. If you read the Dexter axle manual the E-Z Lube feature is designed for immersion in water. These axles are sometimes used on boat trailers so the feature is primarily designed for that.

In the Dexter axle manual maintenance recommendations Attached they state to clean inspect and repack the bearings every 12 months or 12000 miles which ever comes first. Aug 18 2015. So I decided to grease my wheel bearings.

On removing the first wheel found out I had EZ Lube system. Didnt know until now Went to UTube to understand the greasing method it also is the same as the Dexter manual. Add grease until old comes out just like the norm using a jerk fitting.

Our 5er had the E-Z Lube System. If the Dexter Axle E-Z Lube procedures are followed exactly it is a very good system. There is one disclaimer.

Dexter axle recommends a 12 month12000 mile bearing inspection. This cannot be accomplished without complete dis-assembly cleaning and visual inspection.