Spicer Lubrication Manual - July 2012 - Manual (Page 10)

Steer Axle
Steer Axle Lubricants
The standard lubricants specified by the Steer Axle Product
Engineering group are as follows
Note: For line haul and vocational definitions, see page 5.
1 For easy identification, note that the Dana LMS-Low Lube
brake uses a special “button head” grease fitting and the
Dana LMS-Lube Free brake does not have a grease fitting.
Type of Lubricant
System
Lubricant SAE Change Interval for
Line Haul
Change Interval for
Vocational
Wheel End Mineral Oil SAE 75W-90 100,000 miles
[161,000 km] or 1 year
30,000 miles [48,000
km] or 6 months
Wheel End Mineral Grease - NLGI #2 #2 grade 100,000 miles
[161,000 km] or 1 year
30,000 miles [48,000
km] or 6 months
LMS-Low Lube
1 Synthetic Oil SAE 50
PS-164 Rev 7
250,000 miles
[400,000 km] or 1 year
250,000 miles
[400,000 km] or 1 year
LMS-Lube Free 1 Synthetic Oil SAE 50
PS-164 Rev 7
None (only needed if
tear down)
None (only needed if
tear down)
LMS-Low Lube 1 Semi-Fluid Synthetic Grease Chevron Delo
SF
50,000 miles [800,000
km] or 3 years
50,000 miles [800,000
km] or 3 years
LMS-Low Lube 1 Semi-Fluid Synthetic Grease Mobilith SHC
007
50,000 miles [800,000
km] or 3 years
50,000 miles [800,000
km] or 3 years
King Pin Joint Grease /
Tie Rod Ends
Heavy-Duty, multipurpose
lithium based
#1 grade or
#2 grade
25,000 miles [40,000
Km] or 6 months
Every 50 hours
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