[Zmagnette] wheel bearing lubrication

[michael mitchell]

Fletch,  Do Me a Favor,  MOVE Up here. Be My Neighbor.
I MAY EVEN Contribute to Your RENT.
GraciaZ, Michael.
 
> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 15:30:40 -0500
> From: gofanu at cust.usachoice.net
> To: zmagnette at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] wheel bearing lubrication
> 
> Doesn't matter who made the bearings- all ball bearings are the same.
> 
> Too much grease is evil. It just creates heat - which melts the grease 
> out, and all over the wheels, or brakes if it goes inside.
> 
> I pack the bearing, and smear all internal surfaces - including the cap 
> - with grease to prevent rust.
> 
> Remember that modern greases are far more stable than the old stuff, and 
> last more or less forever - far longer than you will.
> 
> Once you put a hub together correctly, properly greased, it should 
> easily go 24000 miles, and likely 100,000.
> I never take a known good hub apart for inspection - it just wears out 
> the bearing fits, and introduces dirt.
> IF the car is parked under water, or the brakes hang and get really hot, 
> then it makes sense to "inspect and service" the bearings.
> IF the outer bearing looks a bit dry, smoosh some grease into that 
> bearing. The only place that grease went is along the hub taper to the 
> inner bearing.
> 
> FRM
> 
> 
> On 3/1/2014 3:00 PM, Steven Trovato wrote:
> > Well, I'm not replacing bearings at this point, unless I find 
> > something bad in there.  I have no idea who the bearing manufacturer 
> > is, or if the bearings even all have the same one!
> >
> > -Steve T.
> >
> > At 02:51 PM 3/1/2014, schultejim at msn.com wrote:
> >> Check with the bearing manufacturer. They don't recommend a Lot of 
> >> Grease.
> >
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