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Old 04-11-2019 | 07:23 PM
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While lubing the wheel bearings (Dexter axles) on my trailer, I noticed the old grease that gets pushed out was black on 3 wheels but on the last wheel it came out a light pink color. The grease was a dark red when it was new (Mystick brand). Is the light pink due to excessive water intrusion? Should I be worried?
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Old 04-12-2019 | 09:32 AM
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I have had the same thing happen to me. I would suggest replacing the inner seal on that hub, should stop further intrusion. Good luck!
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Old 04-12-2019 | 10:03 AM
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As for the black grease, do they have brakes on those hubs? When I went through my my trailer hubs this winter, I found the grease was completely black and much thinner on the disc-braked hubs and still the original color on the non-braked hubs. This was after only one season and around 2500 miles of towing at most. The grease didn't appear to be handling the heat well, so I switched to Amsoil synthethic water resistant grease to see if that works better.
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Old 04-17-2019 | 01:39 AM
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Trailer only has brakes on the front axle. They were both black but didn't notice the grease being thinner than normal.
I'm close to the water so I had under 100 miles since the last lube. Probably 10 dips in the lake. Seals and bearings are fairly new and haven't seen a lot of action. I'd understand the black grease after a ton of miles but this seems odd. Think I'll switch grease types/brands and see what happens.

As for the light pink grease, I'll take a look at the seal on that one.

On a side note, how much grease do you pump in when servicing Dexter hubs? I usually pump it in until the color changes back to new color. Took abt 3 full size tubes to do all 4 hubs. Last trailer had bearing buddies and 1 tube lasted a couple of seasons.
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