The bearing packers do an excellent job of getting grease through the
bearings quickly. It is less messy, and I think the grease stays cleaner.
Also, it does a better job of flushing out any grit or old grease left in
the bearings.
Rex Burkheimer
Marketing Director, WM Automotive Whse Fort Worth TX
Texas Region SCCA FC #19 SRX7 #39
rex@wmautomotive.com rex@ceoexpress.com
"There is pleasure sure in being mad which none but madmen know." John
Dryden
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
To: Lyn Fatt, Brian A <brian.lynfatt@eds.com>
Cc: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: Bearing Grease Packer
>
> On Tue, May 23, 2000 at 10:53:55AM -0400, Lyn Fatt, Brian A wrote:
> >
> > Sounds like the daily driver needs another wheel
> > bearing...
> >
> > I've read somewhere or heard about a grease packer
> > for bearings that consists of a bottle with a
> > plunger. From what I remember, you put the bearing
> > into the bottle, and the bearing gets packed by the
> > plunger. The tool saves grease being everywhere, and
> > saves the time consuming process of hand packing the
> > bearing. I've also seen the dual cone type packer,
> > but it seems that I'd have grease everywhere if I use
> > that tool.
>
>
> Never hesitating to ask a dumb question, let me ask
> what's wrong with just stuffing grease in with your fingers?
>
> Do you get more grease in with the greaser? Is it just faster?
> Or does it help flush out the old dirty grease?
>
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