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    Posted: 23 Apr 2018 at 5:04pm
Originally posted by David


I use a product called "Wheel Bearing Grease" from NAPA auto parts. It comes in a plastic tub - kind of like "Country Crock" or "Cool Whip".

I'm all set to service mine....I just need the weather to cooperate.





Please allow me to amend this:

"Wheel Bearing and Chassis Grease" Part #75-601

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NO_75601

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The Wheel Bearing and Chassis Grease Part #75-601 is made by Valvoline and it is a paraffin base grease.  I did not find any particular grease spec such as NLGI#2, so it could be "cool whip"  If you can find someone local that sales AMSOIL products the Synthetic Multi-Purpose Grease is the way to go.  This grease will not separate or liquefy and seep through the wheel seal seals.  If you have the Leppart 10" hubs on your R-pod the seals might be 10-19 NAPA part number.  They have the same numbers on them as the manufacture.  Net price is about  $2.29.
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How do you install on the hub. I looked and I have a chrome dome cover on the end of the axle. Does ithe cover pop or screw off? Then what? Snap on or screw? I had a boat long ago and they just snapped on and we’re spring loaded. These look a 100 times better.
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The hub pops off.  The axle nut is held in place by a bent washer, at least on ours, rather than a cotter key.  
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 11:17am
If you're using the zerk fitting to regrease, make sure you use a grease with a red lithium base so that you don't end up mixing different types. The grease I use is the Lucas "Red-n-Tacky".
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Is it the older axles that you manually have to pack the grease in the bearings because I thought the new axles has a zerk fitting to re-grease them with a grease gun? 
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Good question, I think fact is some members choose to hand pack rather than use Zerk. Personally I use the zerk.
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Ours was manufactured January 2011 and came with the zerk on the axle.  I have done it both ways, first couple times manually by hand and for the past 4 years using the zerk.  We use a grease with graphite in it.  The salesman compared it to the Amsoil grease, which we used to use.  Amsoil is an excellent grease, this IMHO is even a bit better (produced by Chemsearch) however, if you are going to be on a regular schedule greasing (which you should be) this is a mute point.
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Some greases are incompatible. Does anybody know what the manufacturer uses?
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Ours had a build date of 10/10, and it had the ez lube.
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