Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:26:35 -0400
Reply-To: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia?
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If your newly greased bearing is running hot, then it may be too tight,
insufficiently lubed, contaminated with dirt, or the bearing itself may be
bad.
Did you clean and thoroughly inspect the rollers and races before adding
new grease? This includes the inner races that are pressed into the rotor.
Did you push grease through the cages until it came out the other side?
If not, you should have.
Greasing a wheel bearing (or CV joint) properly is dirty job, if it done
properly. No shortcuts are recommended here.
There are some special tools to make this job easier, but an owner would
rarely be able to get enough uses of it, to get their money's worth out of
the deal. Just do it the old-fashioned, time-honored way; by hand.
You can wear nitrile gloves to keep the grease off of your skin, but you
may go through a few pairs in the process. Gojo hand cleaner will fix you
all up right afterwards (if you can't tell, I love the stuff!).
Hopefully you don't need to replace them, but you'll need to remove, clean
and inspect them to be able to say for sure. If you're sure that they're
fine, you may be able to just 'repack' them properly. BTW, never fill the
bearing cap full of grease, it's not recommended. Also, be sure to smear a
little grease on the lip of the seal, so it's not running totally dry. This
will 'burn' the lip and ruin its ability to act properly to keep the grease
in, and water and contaminants out. Hope this helps,
Mike B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron" <a.robinson.lists@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 2:38 PM
Subject: Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia?
> Hello all.
>
> I just replaced the from right brake disk along with all new inner/
> outer races/bearings. My question is that I think that either the pads
> are dragging on the new disk or that my bearings may need more
> attention.
>
> When doing the bearings, I put the bearings in a baggie, squeezed lots
> of grease in and then added a little extra grease around the bearings
> It's hard to say if that was enough or not. I also tightened it down
> until I couldn't move the thrust washer and then started backing it
> off until i could just move it and the wheel turned freely and there
> was no "rocking" movement. It turns freely.
>
> BUT, just out of curiosity, I felt it the wheel at the grease cap and
> it was hotter than the left one which I did not do. Did I perhaps not
> get enough grease in there or could my pads be dragging more? I'm just
> a little paranoid because I'm about to leave for a 10 day trip and
> don't want to do roadside maintenance.
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
> '85 Westy
>
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