- 1. Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:51:35 -0500
- I'm sure some of you will get a chuckle out of this one...FT, Brad and Henry come to mind :^), but while I do know how to pack grease in a wheel bearing, I'm not sure how much grease to put in the hu
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- 2. Re: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 20:11:34 -0800 (PST)
- Do the latter. You want the grease to come out and end up in the dust cap. (really!) Don't pack it full of grease or it might ooze out and get all over your brakes (bad idea). I packed the bearings n
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01837.html (7,944 bytes)
- 3. RE: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:59:27 -0800
- Someone one the "list" had a great explaination of how to pack wheel hubs. When you're packing them remember how they work ... that the grease under pressure turns to oil, and that's what keeps the b
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01841.html (8,733 bytes)
- 4. Re: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:44:09 -0800
- I'm a minimalist when it comes to packing bearings. The stub axle only needs enough to keep it from rusting (as does the inside of the hub). Only the rollers and cage need to be full of grease. The
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01844.html (8,112 bytes)
- 5. Re: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 08:14:13 -0600charset="iso-8859-1"
- When I was a kid, I had the local mechanic pack the front bearings on a 51 dodge Business coupe. Bearings went bad right away, and another mechanic told me that overpacking a bearing could produce he
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01860.html (8,495 bytes)
- 6. RE: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:53:28 -0500 (EST)
- John is correct. The Triumph shop manual clearly states that the well within the hub should be filled with grease. If you do not, the bearings will throw out all the grease, and you will be running o
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01861.html (9,643 bytes)
- 7. Re: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:04:21 -0600
- When putting in a new set of bearings, what is the proper way to prepare the felt grease seal? Some have said to soak it over night and others say to simmer it in hot oil for a few hours. Any clues o
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01862.html (10,659 bytes)
- 8. Re: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:12:33 -0500
- It is true. The higher the speed and load, the more careful you have to be about lubrication. (Duh!) Grease is convenient for lower speed applications because it won't drain away from the regions nee
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01865.html (8,666 bytes)
- 9. Re: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:16:26 -0500
- Either way should work. The purpose is to get the felt well oiled. The hot oil treatment does it faster because the oil flows more readily. If you've got the time, overnight works just as well and do
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01866.html (8,626 bytes)
- 10. RE: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:36:19 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
- Isn't this one of the reasons why you should periodically adjust the front wheel bearings? That's what I do and each time I have to tighten them down, never loosen them. I assume part of the reason
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01868.html (7,412 bytes)
- 11. Re: Wheel Bearings 101 (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 21:47:35 EST
- Hi Mike, I usually pack the bearing real well, assemble it in a bed of grease, then put a layer just over the bearing in the housing. I'm not sure just how much grease external to the bearing is actu
- /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg01960.html (7,481 bytes)
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