When I was a kid, I had the local mechanic pack the front bearings on
a 51 dodge Business coupe. Bearings went bad right away, and
another mechanic told me that overpacking a bearing could produce
heat, which somehow causes problems........OK, I was just a kid and I
believed him, but I would finally like to have this part of my
misspent youth straightened out. Anybody ever heard of this?
Mike Barron
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Ferguson <fergie@ntplx.net>
To: TR <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:51 PM
Subject: Wheel Bearings 101
>
> I'm sure some of you will get a chuckle out of this one...FT, Brad
and Henry
> come to mind :^), but while I do know how to pack grease in a wheel
bearing,
> I'm not sure how much grease to put in the hub itself (front end of
a TR3).
> Do I fill 'er up or just grease the bearings and slap some on the
stub axle?
> When I took it apart, there was quite a bit of grease in there, but
it was
> mostly around the perimeter of the cavity. Doesn't seem like that
would do
> much good. Any suggestions from the BTDT crowd? Thanks, folks!
>
> Michael Ferguson
> 1959 TR3A TS53990L
>
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