What Kind Of Grease Do Axle-Tek Hubs/Drums Come With?

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Axle Teknology drums came with pre greased bearings having blue grease. Is the blue grease lithium based or calcium? Is it compatable with red lithium complex nlgi2 grease ??

asked by: Don K

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Welcome back, Don!

The Axle Teknology drums (and hubs) come pre-greased with a lithium-based multi-purpose wheel bearing grease. It can be mixed with NLGI #2 grease, but it will lower that dropping point number to 1.75 (as a rough estimate). What that means is it won't be quite as heat resistant as it was before.

If you are doing high miles at higher speeds (think constant long distance highway driving), I would clean out the grease that comes with the hubs and replace it all with the NLGI #2 grease. That way you know you are rated for higher temps.

What kind of trailer are you working on?

expert reply by: Lazer S

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Don K.

10/22/2026

I don't understand because "lithium-based multi-purpose wheel bearing grease" is NLGI #2. So your "blue" grease is lithium and not calcium therefore all will be well and is compatible with red. My red will mix with your blue just fine because they're both lithium based ... right?

Lazer S.

10/22/2026

@DonK The grease used in this is NLGI #1-1/2 with a drop point 350 degrees F (from the info I could find). Not all lithium grease is NLGI #2. That's why I said mixing them would give you that 1.75 number. They can definitely be mixed though. I just can't tell you an exact temperature it will be rated to once you do.

Don

10/29/2026

So ... is the grease rated "CG-LB" ?

Lazer S.

10/29/2026

@Don That's a very good question. The # L11315 is LB rated, but not CG. To get CG-LB, you would need to go with the red # L11390 (which is NLGI #2). I did also verify the # L11315 is also NLGI #2. We had it wrong on our page (sorry about that) and I will have it updated so that doesn't happen again. Now, even though the # L11315 isn't CG rated, it is still listed as being good for use with rolling parts and can be used in a hub/drum. However, this did take me down quite the rabbit hole and I will be contacting Axle-Tek to see if they will switch to the red grease as it is definitely the better grease to be using in their stuff.

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