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filled them full while rotating until grease was coming out the front bearing. then took the nut and washer off, wiped off the excess and then put the washer and nut back on and set the bearings.
Cleaned out the inside of the cap before reinstalling them. Same process I’ve been using for the last couple years. I’ve found by leaving the grease cap empty and wiping off the excess it doesn’t throw grease past the seal the first time it gets up to temp.
these grease caps have been off a few times though, so that’s why I’m asking.
it was just the one wheel, the other side was fine. Never had this happen before though.
Although I am not an EZ lube fan, you went about it correctly, but it looks like that hub is throwing lube all over your wheel. That strikes me as out of the ordinary. Do you by chance use an infrared to check you hub temperatures while underway? Since you just changed your bearing and races and never had this problem before, I would be inclined to break that one wheel back down, have a look see at the outer bearing and race, and if all looks good retorque the castle nut.. My concern is it is possibly running hot.
I didn’t bring my infrared this time because the temps were pretty cool.
i did check the bearings at every stop and temps were normal. The tire, rim, and bearings were all just warm to the touch. I would guess, based on previous measurements, they were all in the low 100 degree range at the most.
it is leaking grease from one spot at the base of the cap.
my fear is that I dinged the hub when I drove out the old races, but by the time they were that far out they weren’t tight any more and didn’t need a punch to come out.
this is really odd to me.
I did learn that baby wipes do an EXCELLENT job of cleaning up the grease. Leaves no residue. I cleaned them up after I tapped the cap down to make sure it was tight. The worst pics represent about 250 miles of driving.
Okay, if you felt them and they didn't burn your hand and you couldn't smell them, you weren't overheating. Maybe you dinged it, but I am guessing you didn't. What do you think about just popping the cap to see if everything looks good and with the weight off, give the wheel a spin to make sure it is loose enough. If all looks good, why not just fit a new dust cap or change caps with one of your wheels and see if anything changes.
Got it up in the air and the wheel rolled freely with no play so all was good there.
must have lost more grease than I thought because it took 30 pumps from the grease gun until it got back up to the front bearing.
id sure like to know the trick to getting the new caps on though. Man what a PITA.
I ended up bending the leading edge in to a taper to get it started. It doesn’t feel like it fits as tight as it should now though. I’m not sure that I got the rim completely flat against the hub like it should be because it kept rocking every time I got it to sit flat on one side.
I bought two caps but I’m not doing the other side. Those suckers were almost $20 each and I’m not sure they are as good as the original ones from dexter. Leaving well enough alone on the other side.
Got it up in the air and the wheel rolled freely with no play so all was good there.
must have lost more grease than I thought because it took 30 pumps from the grease gun until it got back up to the front bearing.
id sure like to know the trick to getting the new caps on though. Man what a PITA.
I ended up bending the leading edge in to a taper to get it started. It doesn’t feel like it fits as tight as it should now though. I’m not sure that I got the rim completely flat against the hub like it should be because it kept rocking every time I got it to sit flat on one side.
I bought two caps but I’m not doing the other side. Those suckers were almost $20 each and I’m not sure they are as good as the original ones from dexter. Leaving well enough alone on the other side.
Man, that is a lot of grease. I hope it wasn't passing through the rear seal. Did the replacements mic out to the same diameter as the originals? I wouldn't have expected them to be such a difficult fit.
it's not supposed to be this hard is it? It's always the simple stuff that bites me in the ankle.
Just conversation. I know from your posts over time you are at least as compulsive as I am, so I didn't think I would come up with anything you hadn't already thought of.
I think you are on the right track, although 30 pumps of grease does sound excessive. The easy way to put those grease caps on is to find a piece of tubing or pipe that will just slide over the cap and seat against the ridge. I have seen those caps leak at that ridge from a hairline crack, so you may have found your problem.
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