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Re: Wheel bearing question

To: PLETCH5@aol.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Wheel bearing question
From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 15:47:12 -0400
Datster,

A more probable turn of events is that the PO repacked the outer bearings at 
some point and did not repack the inners as he/she did not want to pull a 
seal to get at the bearing.  Of course I could be wrong.

Sid


>From: PLETCH5@aol.com
>Reply-To: PLETCH5@aol.com
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Wheel bearing question
>Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:20:16 EDT
>
>I repacked my wheel bearings this weekend and I found the inner wheel
>bearings were black and the outer bearings were very light colored (fresh
>grease). Is it possible that the autocross and track events that I've done
>got the bearings hot enough to discolor the grease on the inner bearing. 
>The
>bearings do not have hot marks and the bearings show no sign of wear it was
>just the color difference of the grease.
>
>   Ken
>Datster

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