Forget all those fancy short cuts. Just take it apart every 2-3 years,
clean thoroughly, inspect, repack with clean grease, refit. If you are a
regular driver, once every 5 years will do.
The advantage is that you will have a good idea of the condition of the
bearings and they will last a lifetime.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Bob Spidell schreef:
> I've got something similar (it's all metal, with a zerk). IMO, it's messy and
>wasteful (and you'd better clean it thoroughly before use or you could be
>forcing dust and grit into the bearings). Also, disk brake wheel bearing
>grease is a bit thick and sticky for a gun (it's usually sold in tubs).
>
> Invest instead in disposable nitrile gloves and pack by hand.
>
>
> Bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:23:28 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Packing Front wheel bearings
>
> I see Harbor freight has a bearing packer, pn 97489-1RGH for $3.99
>
>
>
> These allow you to use a grease gun to pack the wheel bearing - as long as
> the gun has the right type of grease in it.
>
>
>
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