grease in hub

[rizzo]

a friend of mine drilled and tapped a hole on the side of the hub for grease zerk. He is filling it full of grease to keep water out. He only drives offroad. and trailers it onroad

thoughts?

 

[steelsoldiers]

So when he keeps pumping it up with grease, is there a place for the old grease to be expelled? If not then he may end up with a hub full of water contaminated grease.

 

[rizzo]

I think he filled them with the drive flange off. the grease is suposed to fill voids so that water cant get in because the grease is there. seems like a good Idea, but how well it will wrok I don't know. we will know soon. just thought I would check and see what others thought.

 

[steelsoldiers]

Hmmm, interesting. I know that on my 923A2, when you grease the rear trunions, you loosen the caps and pump grease until the old starts flowing out. I guess you could do the same on the hub. Just loosen the drive flange bolts and pull the cover out slightly. Then pump grease in until it runs clean.

 

[rizzo]

I just read something in a thread about u joints and grease in the boots. Somone said that havine grease inside is better than having water. I was thinking the same thing here.