Spicer Drive Axles Service Manual Single Axles 2-Speed & Double Reduction - Manual (Page 8)

Wheel End Lubrication
IMPORTANT: In cases where wheel
equipment is being installed, either new or
after maintenance activity, the lube cavities
are empty. Bearings and seals must be
manually supplied with adequate lubricant
or they will be severely damaged before the
normal motion of the vehicle can supply
lube to the hub ends of the housing.
To avoid the risk of premature damage to being installed. There are two methods of
wheel bearings and seals, they must be doing this. The correct method will depend
"prelubed" any time the wheel equipment is on the type of wheel equipment being used.
Lubrication When Hubs Have No Filler Holes (Preferred Method*)
(Follow procedure in numerical sequence.) 3. Jack up right side of
axle. Maintain this position
1. Fill axle with lube through axle housing cover filler hole. for one minute to allow
2. Jack up left side of axle.
Maintain this position for \
lube to flow into wheel
ends at left side.
one mi
flow in
right si
4. With vehicle level add lube
through axle housing cover filler hole. The
axle should require two additional pints of
lube to bring level up to bottom of filler hole.
*The above procedure is the preferred method since it optimizes the lube supply to the
wheel end components and axle sump.
Hubs Equipped with Lube Filler Holes
Pour a pint of standard axle lubricant into
the hub through the cavity filler hole
provided.
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Section 2
MAINTENANCE / ADJUSTMENT
Periodic
Service