Is grease/lubrication a DIY on your rig?
If you DIY the grease points on your rig, chime in. I have a 2000 Ford E 450 and an considering DIY. How many grease points? Where? Tips on buying a grease gun and grease. All input appreciated. T...
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Front Wheel Bearing Repack requires removing the Brake Caliper THEN the Caliper Mounting Bracket. That's two big metric bolts with a high torque spec and 21mm fastener head (13/16" will work but you must tap it onto the bolt head). Then the Rotor will come off to give access to the Inner Bearing and Grease Seal.
The Outer Grease Cap can be hard to remove since it's down in a cavity on DRW vehicles. I've found I can work it loose with one jaw of a 10" Channel Lock pliers, used as a pry.
My point is: Some shops will re-pack only the easily accessible Outer Bearing. The right job requires doing BOTH bearings, and almost certainly the Seal.
The Outer Grease Cap can be hard to remove since it's down in a cavity on DRW vehicles. I've found I can work it loose with one jaw of a 10" Channel Lock pliers, used as a pry.
My point is: Some shops will re-pack only the easily accessible Outer Bearing. The right job requires doing BOTH bearings, and almost certainly the Seal.
