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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Fletch, Do Me a Favor, MOVE Up here. Be My Neighbor.<BR>I <strong>MAY EVEN C</strong>ontribute to Your RENT.<BR>GraciaZ, Michael.<br> <BR><div>> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 15:30:40 -0500<br>> From: gofanu@cust.usachoice.net<br>> To: zmagnette@autox.team.net<br>> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] wheel bearing lubrication<br>> <br>> Doesn't matter who made the bearings- all ball bearings are the same.<br>> <br>> Too much grease is evil. It just creates heat - which melts the grease <br>> out, and all over the wheels, or brakes if it goes inside.<br>> <br>> I pack the bearing, and smear all internal surfaces - including the cap <br>> - with grease to prevent rust.<br>> <br>> Remember that modern greases are far more stable than the old stuff, and <br>> last more or less forever - far longer than you will.<br>> <br>> Once you put a hub together correctly, properly greased, it should <br>> easily go 24000 miles, and likely 100,000.<br>> I never take a known good hub apart for inspection - it just wears out <br>> the bearing fits, and introduces dirt.<br>> IF the car is parked under water, or the brakes hang and get really hot, <br>> then it makes sense to "inspect and service" the bearings.<br>> IF the outer bearing looks a bit dry, smoosh some grease into that <br>> bearing. The only place that grease went is along the hub taper to the <br>> inner bearing.<br>> <br>> FRM<br>> <br>> <br>> On 3/1/2014 3:00 PM, Steven Trovato wrote:<br>> > Well, I'm not replacing bearings at this point, unless I find <br>> > something bad in there. I have no idea who the bearing manufacturer <br>> > is, or if the bearings even all have the same one!<br>> ><br>> > -Steve T.<br>> ><br>> > At 02:51 PM 3/1/2014, schultejim@msn.com wrote:<br>> >> Check with the bearing manufacturer. They don't recommend a Lot of <br>> >> Grease.<br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Zmagnette mailing list<br>> ><br>> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>> > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br>> > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br>> > Unsubscribe/Manage: <br>> > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/zmagnette/gofanu@cust.usachoice.net<br>> ><br>> ><br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Zmagnette mailing list<br>> <br>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br>> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/zmagnette/mdmzoila@hotmail.com<br>> <br></div> </div></body>
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