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| When you say you are pumping grease in, what do you mean? Do you have the Safe-T Lube or EZ Lube axles? Or do you have Bearing Buddies? Depending on which you have, there will be different things to consider and do.
If you have Bearing Buddies, the first thing you need to know, is that these are not designed to keep your bearings lubed. What they are designed to do is keep a positive pressure in the hub, so that when you back in the water, the sudden cooling does not create a vaccuum and suck in water. Bearing Buddies were real common 10+ years ago, but I don't see them so much now. They do not eliminate the necessity of yearly bearing maintenance.
If you have the EZ-Lube Axles, then you can, throughout the year, give the hub a couple pumps of grease to keep them lubed, and push any water out. I still don't believe they eliminate the need for yearly inspection and maintenance.
If you are seeing grease on the inside of the wheels, then you have a seal failing, or possibly the wrong grease. You need to pull the hub, and inspect the seal, and the surface that the seal rides on. Sometimes, it was just dirty, or maybe a cheap seal was installed. I suggest the recommend double spring seals. Contact your trailer's axle manufacturer for the proper seal. If the seal surface is pitted, or has a groove worn in it, there are a couple options. You can get a repair sleeve to press on over the axle, or you could take the step and go to LiquiLube hub kits. That is the route I would take.
As for grease, I had used LubriMatic Marine Grease for many years. Last boat, I started using Pennzoil Synthetic Marine Grease. Both work great. It is important to use Marine grease, as the have greater heat properties, and protect against water washout. Amsoil Synthetic would be another option.
I also believe in hand packing my wheel bearings. Call me old fashioned, but this is the only way to tell that the bearing is 100% packed. Even the bearing packers should be finished up with a hand pack, just to make sure.
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