Dexter EZ Lube

[BDK]

Just purchased a new Fleetwood Sea Pine and I have the EZ Lube bearings.  The maintenance for these is the typical repack at 12 months/12,000 miles,according to Fleetwood.  HOWEVER, the EZ lubes are greased from a fitting in the center of the hub and the old grease pushes out the front.  

Does anyone see a need to tear these hubs down every year if I put about 1,000 miles on the camper, or just re- grease?

[ForestCreature]

We have the EZ lube also, my husband tears it down every year and inspectsand repacks the bearings the old fashioned way. He dosen't quite trust the EZ lube way to rely on it exclusively.

[tlhdoc]

You need to inspect the bearings and my understanding is that the ez lube does not lube everything.  That the rear bearing doesn't get lubed.

[Tim5055]

You need to inspect the bearings and my understanding is that the ez lube does not lube everything.  That the rear bearing doesn't get lubed.

Tracy,

The design of the e-z-lube does in fact lube the rear bearing.  When you pump in the grease it goes through a tube in the center all the way to the rear and flows back to the front.  Both the outer and inner bearings get fresh grease.

Check out the system HERE

[wavery]

The point of inspecting and packing the bearings is to make sure that the races have no pitting and/or discoloration (hot spots).

Lack of grease is seldom the reason for bearing failure. Bearing failure is more commonly caused by corrosion due to the grease not being distributed through the bearing while driving.

A car with the exact same bearings could go 20 years without a repack (although I don't suggest it) because it is normally used on a daily basis and the grease is regularly and completely covering all of the surfaces of the bearing.

A trailer is a completely different story. They often sit for months at a time without moving. This exposes the bearings to "Drying out" in spots and could cause very small areas of corrosion, barely discernible with the naked eye. The next time that the trailer is used, those small areas of corrosion can cause friction and heat. That is what leads to bearing failure.

As I have said many times before, the best thing that you can do for your trailer is just move it once in a while. I would recommend at least a half turn of the wheel, once a week.

Better yet.....use your trailer and go camping.... :sombraro:

[tlhdoc]

Tracy,
 
The design of the e-z-lube does in fact lube the rear bearing. When you pump in the grease it goes through a tube in the center all the way to the rear and flows back to the front. Both the outer and inner bearings get fresh grease.
 
Check out the system HERE

Thanks for letting me know.

[AustinBoston]

Better yet.....use your trailer and go camping.... :sombraro:

There you go...now, what should I do with all this snow?  :eyecrazy:

Austin

[wavery]

There you go...now, what should I do with all this snow?  :eyecrazy:

Austin

Weren't you the guy that "Loves" all that snow and the recreation that it offers. :frosty:

NOT ME BABY.........give me that good old warm sunshine, any day-every day.

We're off for a 5 day camp-out this weekend.............in the 80's........and I'm movin' my trailer instead of packing my bearings. :sombraro:

[LimeJeeeep]

this may be off topic but how would i identify what MFGR axle i have in my 95 coleman/fleetwood laredo?

[flyfisherman]

this may be off topic but how would i identify what MFGR axle i have in my 95 coleman/fleetwood laredo?

No doubt it's a Dexter axle.  But to be sure, all you have to do is crawl underneath the camper (to the rear of the wheels) and on the backside of the axle, about midway, will be a manufacturer's metallic label telling who made it, the model number and the year it was built.




Fly

[LimeJeeeep]

thanks