Grease On Front of Wheel On Trailer After Sitting 18 Months
Published 06/01/2021
Question:
There should not be grease leaking onto your wheel. Since it is on the front of the wheel that leads me to think maybe the grease zerk was not all the way tight and may have leaked some grease out, or if there was any grease that was on the outside of the hub it is possible that sitting out in the elements caused some water to dilute and run down the hub. When you removed the wheel, did you see any grease on the back side of the hub leaking out? If not I'd just clean the wheel and any excess grease on the hub, and double check that the grease zerk is tight. Then just keep an eye on it to make sure it does not come back. If it does come back you are going to want to remove the hub and check all of the seals for any damage.
asked by: Miles G
Helpful Expert Reply:
There should not be grease leaking onto your wheel.
Since it is on the front of the wheel that leads me to think maybe the grease zerk was not all the way tight and may have leaked some grease out, or if there was any grease that was on the outside of the hub it is possible that sitting out in the elements caused some water to dilute and run down the hub.
When you removed the wheel, did you see any grease on the back side of the hub leaking out?
If not I'd just clean the wheel and any excess grease on the hub, and double check that the grease zerk is tight. Then just keep an eye on it to make sure it does not come back.
If it does come back you are going to want to remove the hub and check all of the seals for any damage.
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Miles G.
6/1/2021
There should not be grease leaking onto your wheel. Since it is on the front of the wheel that leads me to think maybe the grease zerk was not all the way tight and may have leaked some grease out, or if there was any grease that was on the outside of the hub it is possible that sitting out in the elements caused some water to dilute and run down the hub. When you removed the wheel, did you see any grease on the back side of the hub leaking out? If not I'd just clean the wheel and any excess grease on the hub, and double check that the grease zerk is tight. Then just keep an eye on it to make sure it does not come back. If it does come back you are going to want to remove the hub and check all of the seals for any damage.