Oil Bath VS Grease Hubs | Which is better? Maintenance on both!

A side by side comparison of maintenance on an oil bath hub and a grease hub. The oil bath is on a Dexter 10K axle and the grease hub is on a 7K Lippert axle. Which one is better? Let me know!

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[minitrucks]

I like the idea of side by side. Way to go on hand pumping the EZ lube so you don't blow out the seal. Unfortunately you made a big mistake on your Valcrums. You put in around three times the hub oil than is required. Here, more is NOT better it's worse. The Valcrum 10k setup is designed to be filled to the lower line in the window. You have two fill lines there. You only fill the 10k to the outer or lower line however you want to refer to it. That little hole in the center of the rubber plug behind the magnet is an air hole. It allows the air to escape as the hub heats up. All that oil results in over expansion and pop goes the rubber plug or your seal. One or the other. Drain down to the correct line asap before you make another run. I take a coke can and cut it to the right size and wedge it under the lug nut. That way you can walk away while it drains. I put all four drain plugs at six o'clock and then lower the trailer back down. I think more of the old hub oil drains out when the axles are back at level.

[jameslowry]

I would recommend going to Lucas green heavy duty on your grease wheels. Red stuff turns to liquid easy, especially in the summer.

[jimmyaber]

Oil bath cut my failures except for plastic caps that cracked with age. Valcrum fixed the cap problem. The two piece seals used on oil bath and wheel bearings run with 0 to faint load (not backed off till the disc or drum wiggles) stopped issues on my hay, tractor, and living quarter horse trailers. All with wet hubs. On the other trailers with EZ lube I never use the through cap fitting. It too often pushes grease through seal. I pack them manually and used solid caps so the rubber cap doesn’t let water in.

[Krazyscav]

Hey man, great video! Can you upload more How To maintenance videos like this?

It was greatly appreciated!

[michellatour]

Channel-Lock pliers and a protective rag (or wrapping duct tape) will remove a dust cap in seconds, no need to beat on it with a mallet...

[joesalazar]

Ok after owning both hands down I like the oil bath much better less friction means better economy loaded or empty. The grease bearing are good but they cost fuel and drag

[beerandgasolinemagazine]

On the caps for the grease hubs I've always used Permatex 80015 non-hardening sealant to seal them. Just make sure to clean both mating surfaces well and use a light coat. Never had an issue.

[darmstrong]

If nobody ever told you, I appreciate you lmao! Learned a lot from your channel.

[nFlames]

On the grease hub I clean the edge of the hub with brake clean & the hub cap also. Then apply silicone sealer no leaking or seeping, will also work well on your oil bath hubs.

[flyboy]

To me, the process of changing grease would seem to be easier to pull the wheel and repack bearing and new seal

[Storm-Chaser]

Doing the EZ Lube hubs that way doesn't seem any quicker than just pulling a conventional hub and repacking the bearings by hand.

[joecrackdadon]

Thx for all the info you provide. You are making it a lot easier to get started in the business.. Thx again.

[fd]

Great video, thank you. I assume the greasable hub trailer has brakes. I would be pulling the drums once a year to inspect the brakes, and properly repack both inner/outer bearings. The EZ Lube system is great, but, the drums gotta come off too. I just found a broken brake magnet last week. I had no idea it had come apart.

[jasonscales]

EZ lube! You always run the risk of pushing grease by the seal! I always hand pack the bearings on my old trailer. I'll never go back to grease! FYI there are 7k oil hubs drums available!

[dillongriggs]

Wow you actually did the grease axel the right way 👍🏻

[azhauling]

Wow great information, definitely going to order some Velcrum covers and reserve a good few hours to do my grease axles while my oil just drains 😂

[StinkyTeal]

Great video! Thank you so much, very helpful and insightful

[kirbysybert]

Not sure how you stayed clean.... I wore half that grease just watching this video 😂😂😂

[amiloooo]

It would be nice if you get the chance to compare torsion axles vs leaf springs and witch one is better

[AdrianRod]

I love oil bath just don’t overload your trailer and take care of it won’t blow through seals