How Much Grease To Put In A Zerk? How Do U Know When Its Full?

[DarkStarRacing]

Hey i just bought some lithium grease to put in my trailer to grease it. It has a zerk on it. How much should i put in? How do i know when its done? Thanks

[UglyMotha™]

when a.) you can hear it cracking and popping or b.) when you can see it squeezing out around the seals

[own2424]

Originally posted by UglyMotha
when a.) you can hear it cracking and popping or b.) when you can see it squeezing out around the seals Yup...thats your answer right there...Good LUck!

[4punksdad]

if you are referring to putting grease in the wheel bearings via a bearing buddy here is how you do it.

the bearing buddy is a spring loaded contraption with a grease fitting that replaces the standard grease cap on your axle. As you pump grease in, you will see the spring compress, and the end cap will move outward (toward your grease gun) as you fill the void with grease. When the spring stops compressing, it is full. Over greasing is not good, since the grease actually blows out your dust seals.

[DarkStarRacing]

Originally posted by 4punksdad
if you are referring to putting grease in the wheel bearings via a bearing buddy here is how you do it.

the bearing buddy is a spring loaded contraption with a grease fitting that replaces the standard grease cap on your axle. As you pump grease in, you will see the spring compress, and the end cap will move outward (toward your grease gun) as you fill the void with grease. When the spring stops compressing, it is full. Over greasing is not good, since the grease actually blows out your dust seals.


i dont think the trailer wheels have a bearing buddy. It just looks like a standard zerk. Its on a load rite 4x8 flatbed trailer. ill try to get a pic of the wheel if that helps.

[DarkStarRacing]

here u go. this is the site

http://www.reliabletool.com/products/slgrease.htm

and do u think the lithium grease i got is ok. its not white lithium its regular lithium. its like a dark grey to black color. Thanks

reglar lithium should be fine :D

Ya, keep pumping it in the zerk until it starts oozing out of the seals....

[Pappy]

Sorry, this just happened to be the oldest thread in the open section:p

[WhiteYFZ]

Originally posted by UglyMotha™
when a.) you can hear it cracking and popping or b.) when you can see it squeezing out around the seals

[Aceman]

Originally posted by Pappy
Sorry, this just happened to be the oldest thread in the open section:p

Typical NEWBIE!!!:blah:

[nosliw]

waiting till it oozes out is a good way to pop a seal. i've done it to a few old crappy cars i've had, so maybe if stuff is new then it's okay.

i just give 'em 3 or 4 squeezes or until i see it move.