Hi Stu,
"Packing the bearings" means to (after the bearings have been rinsed
out in uberclean kerosine and paint thinner) to squeeze grease into them,
in between the balls/rollers and the races, packing it in until it oozes
out the other side. Then you just put a tablespoon of grease into the
hollow area of the hub and reassemble. Don't fill the cap! Grease is
one of those things where enough is enough and too much is trouble. The
very earliest TDs had a grease nipple on the hubs and it caused so much
trouble that they eliminated it within months of its introduction. Too
much grease generates heat and then pushes past the seals and onto your
new, expensive, brakes. Keep the vent hole open. It probably makes no
difference whatsoever, since none of my other cars has a hole, including
the MGB. If it spurts grease, the hub is too full.
Bob
to the bearings, should I also be filling the
> grease cap with grease? Full, half full, how much ???
>
> 2) There is a breather hole in the center of the cap. Is this really
> necessary? One grease cap had an open breather hole and spewed
> grease
> all over the inside of the wheel hub cap. The other grease cap
> breather
> hole was clogged. Wheel hub cap was, of course, very clean. Nice. I
> have
> heard of some people putting in a grease fitting in this breather
> hole.
> Perhaps that would allow breathing but not release of grease.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
>
> Stu Keen
> Venice, FL
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