Todd Last wrote: > how much grease should you pack in with the bearings? SHould you > grease the spindle with gobs - or just a thin coat? I apply what I learned in aviation mechanics to this particular task. Wash the bearings out really good with a solvent. Use a little compressed air to blow them dry. NEVER, EVER spin the bearing with the compressed air. Spinning without lube grease will cause instant ruined bearings, by pitting the bearing race and the bearing surface. Put a gob of grease on the heal of your left hand (I'm right-handed), and with your other hand hold the bearing assembly so the small cone opening is up and the larger side down. Press the edge of the bearing in to the grease. Rotate slightly and repeat. Go round and round until the grease begins to come out between the rollers and race. Once plenty of grease squeezes through, smear some around on the back side so you have a good coverage and you are ready to install. The rest is pretty straight forward. And then there are the pneumatic pressurized bearing grease injectors......... John Rodgers 88 GL Driver > > > thanks, > > Todd > > '88 Vanagon |
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