Bearings and bad decisions......
A cautionary tale of wheel bearing tragedy.... Learn from my bad decision.... I was doing my pre-trip walk around this morning as we prepared to get back on the road. I noticed a missing wheel bea...
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cummins2014 wrote:
I am just too old school I guess. Done it for years, hand packing my bearings.
I just may try it , jack a wheel up ,and spin it ,and see for myself if that old grease comes out the front where its supposed too, have always been a little skeptical . In all honesty I should have read the dexter manual on doing it, and would of at least known where the old grease is coming out .
Keep on hand packing, or be prepared to pump in a LOT of grease. To properly grease the outer bearing with fresh grease you would need to pump till grease fills the void, then pump till grease appears, then pump till all the old grease from the rear bearing is pushed out thru the outer bearing and you see fresh grease.
After all that, how do you inspect your brakes for wear, failing parts and grease contamination? Removing the hub with that mess of grease will be a chore. In my opinion, these grease fittings are for those that will not do proper inspection and maintenance.
