acekraut11@aol.com wrote:
> Don,
>
> Kent and I are describing the same process but using different terms.
> Top and bottom of the bearing isnt refering to a clock face but rather
> the front and back of the bearing. This process is hard to describe
> with words but very simple to understand if seen. Lets assume we are
> talking about an outer front wheel bearing. If you can picture sliding
> the wheel bearing onto the spindle and into the race on the hub then for
> my description I am saying that you are sliding the front of the bearing
> onto the spindle, leaving the rear of the bearing facing you. Using
> that orientation of the bearing, if you pull the bearing off and start
> to pack it with the grease on your other hand, you will start pressing
> the bearing, back first, into your palm, along the edge of the grease
> slowly filling the bearing spaces with grease. Repeat until you see the
> grease starts to come out of the front of the bearing(since you are
> pressing the back into your palm the front is face up). Now, using the
> clock face as a reference, if you started at 12 then rotate the bearing
> in your hand so that 1 or 2 o'clock is now the part of the bearing that
> is being pressed into grease. Continue the process of rotating and
> pressing until the grease is packed around the bearing completely.
>
> Does this make sense?
>
> If it doesnt, let me know and I will take a very short video and send it
> to you so that you can see EXACTLY what I mean.
>
> Aaron
>
> Aaron Cropley
> 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
> http://www.triumphowners.com/108
> Topsham, Maine
>
Hi Aaron,
Thanks, I got it this time :-)
Don Malling
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