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Originally Posted by AnArky
I was just about to post this question but believe I got my answer. Thanks everyone!
Related to a 5er Montana with Dexter axles. Shortly after we bought a few years ago I replaced the Chinese bearings, races and seals with USA made Timkens. The difference in quality and even weight was obvious.
Annually, I repack by hand the bearings correctly with the specified grease using one of those tools you can connect to a grease gun. This is after properly cleaning and inspecting the bearing, races and hub. Use a new Timken seal each time. Also tighten the hub bolt according to the proper procedure. I learned how to pack a bearing totally by hand years ago but the repacking accessory for a grease gun is easier and I think actually does a better job of pushing all the old grease out.
My question: is it necessary to also apply a grease gun to the hub zert and fill up the inside hub using the EZ Lube system, spin the wheel, until you see grease, etc? I’ve not been doing that.
EZ Lube hubs burned me once years ago so I like the peace of mind of repacking by hand.
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It is absolutely NOT necessary and actually ILL ADVISED. Hand packing is the way to go. Just ignore the zerk fitting for the EZ Lube.