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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 250357" data-attributes="member: 389">Guy, I have these on my boat, utility, and toon trailers.So here's the rub with them, because you had to know that nothing's perfect in the world of trailer bearings.&nbsp; That center grease zerk does just as you describe, it shoots grease in behind the inner bearing.&nbsp; If your are going to do more than 2-3 shots of grease, it had best be warm out and you had better have the trailer on jackstands so you can continuously spin the wheel.&nbsp; This helps the grease come through the bearings and out the outer bearing.&nbsp; It's a frigging mess if you are actually &quot;changing&quot; the grease in this manner. I suggest having a 2'x2' piece of cardboard under the wheel to help catch the grease, and roughly 25 paper towels per wheel to help clean things up.If you do NOT spin the wheel and get carried away with the grease gun, you WILL blow a seal.&nbsp; No, not the marine mammal, you sick bastard!I'm pretty sure these kind of spindles are now available from a few different manufacturers.&nbsp; Mine are EZ Lube, but there's also Sure Lube and ???.&nbsp; The only ones I know the brand of on mine are on my boat trailer because I just had them installed a couple summers ago.- - - Updated - - -Yep, seal is done for.&nbsp; Get it fixed and be sure to follow the instructions I have up above to help your seals last longer.&nbsp; Been there, done that!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 250357, member: 389"] Guy, I have these on my boat, utility, and toon trailers. So here's the rub with them, because you had to know that nothing's perfect in the world of trailer bearings. That center grease zerk does just as you describe, it shoots grease in behind the inner bearing. If your are going to do more than 2-3 shots of grease, it had best be warm out and you had better have the trailer on jackstands so you can continuously spin the wheel. This helps the grease come through the bearings and out the outer bearing. It's a frigging mess if you are actually "changing" the grease in this manner. I suggest having a 2'x2' piece of cardboard under the wheel to help catch the grease, and roughly 25 paper towels per wheel to help clean things up. If you do NOT spin the wheel and get carried away with the grease gun, you WILL blow a seal. No, not the marine mammal, you sick bastard! I'm pretty sure these kind of spindles are now available from a few different manufacturers. Mine are EZ Lube, but there's also Sure Lube and ???. The only ones I know the brand of on mine are on my boat trailer because I just had them installed a couple summers ago. [COLOR=silver][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Yep, seal is done for. Get it fixed and be sure to follow the instructions I have up above to help your seals last longer. Been there, done that! [/QUOTE]

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