Zerks in front dually hub.
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Zerks in front dually hub.
I saw something where a guy drill and tapped a hub on a 4x4 to add a zerk.. and I have a 94 dually 2wd.. so it’s the hub rotor as one piece.. so I’ve gotten all the parts to replace the hub/rotor assembly-bearing-seal-calipers and pads on both sides and as wide as these hubs are I have been seriously considering drilling and tapping threads in each hub as far toward the inner most part of it (without getting too close to the inner bearing race) so I could pop the grease cap off once a year or so and pump new grease through the hub without blowing the seals out and keeping fresh clean grease in them.. anyone have any concerns or reasons I shouldn’t?
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I'm not sure the bearings will use much grease. If the seals are intact and highway speeds are obtained the grease should stay in the outer portion of the bearing as designed. Unless you are slinging grease out of the seal area I would think this would be an unnecessary modification....too much grease could cause problems also....
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I'm not sure the bearings will use much grease. If the seals are intact and highway speeds are obtained the grease should stay in the outer portion of the bearing as designed. Unless you are slinging grease out of the seal area I would think this would be an unnecessary modification....too much grease could cause problems also....
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sorry for the late reply.. thanks for the advise.. I figured since I had seen zerks in spindles and hubs for trailers bearings, that this would be no different..so I suppose I won’t be doing it! Any advice on packing the bearings then? I’ve always packed the bearing themselves full by hand..and obviously a film on the races. But I’ve also always put as much grease as I could inside the hub..
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