Lippert axle with EZ-lube wheel bearings?

[monkey]

Our Cougar 5vr has 4400lb axles and loaded ready to roll weigh 3400lbs each. With that being said, I'm old school. I have removed and inspected, and hand packed the bearings on this 3 year old rv. I like to know whats going on "behind the scenes" so to speak so I have less to worry about when we are way away from home... And yes the axles have the EZ lube thingies... I won't use them. And yes I also use a temp gun at every stop. Monkey

[Bob_C]

Originally Posted by jelag

I just opened my wheels for the second time of ownership.... I travel 4 months a year and have been all over with my 5th wheel....


My process is to raise each wheel taking the load off the bearings... and attach a grease gun and give it 4-6 pumps of grease once a year....


Now years later I decided to clean and repack the bearings... I expected to find the cavity between the front bearing and the rear bearing full of grease and this wasn't the case...



My bearing were in good condition but the magnets needed to be replaced.. they were toast... I'm waiting on Amazon for new magnets, seals and dust caps... should be here today... My axles are 8K each... and use 12 x 2 brakes...



I always use an exhaust brake and my brake shoes are 40% to 50% so they will be cleaned (washed, hot soapy water) and the complete assembly will go back together..


I use ONLY a high pressure, synthetic grease that has a high drop point of at least 450*F... these greases, manufactured by several manufactures are awful sticky... I hate getting it on my hands, concrete, clothes because you might as well throw the stuff away.... but its a great grease... and that's part of the formula...


I also do a walk around when we stop at a rest stop and I scan each hub with a infrared temp gauge... I've never seen over 125*F on the sunny side of the vehicle... yep the sun side will have higher tire, hub temperatures...



Like I mentioned above this is the second time I've had these apart... and I'm convinced that I have a good "best practice" technique...

Fill a sandwich bag with grease and a bearing.....work it in......

[Daycruiser]

Originally Posted by golfmedik

If I recall correctly, Dexter is a division of Lippert now. I think it has been for a couple of years now.. somebody else will chime in and verify I believe. I hope I didn't dream that...

Bite your tongue, Dexter is owned by DexKo Global. Lippert has destroyed enough good companies.

[mobilemike]

This style of bearing packer works very well. I stand on mine with one foot to get the grease all the way through the beating. I have done hundreds and hundreds of bearing packs in my years and this one works.