Date:         Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:30:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
Comments: To: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
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No, I was talking about bearings in general. But even the rear wheel bearing
has a pre-load.

Sealed bearings are lubricated for the life of the bearing.

Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Poppie Jagersand
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 8:03 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?

Is it possible to set the preload on the rear wheel bearing?

--- On Mon, 7/20/09, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
> Martin,
>
> The most important part of repacking wheel bearings is not
> replacing the
> grease. The most important part is inspecting the bearings
> & races for wear
> & damage and re-adjusting your wheel bearing pre-load.
> Just adding grease to
> a wheel bearing accomplishes none of this.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Hargrave
> Our Web Sites:
> www.kegkits.com
> http://www.kegkits.com/JABF/
> www.stir-plate.com
> www.andyshotsauce.com
> 256-656-1924
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]
> On Behalf Of
> Poppie Jagersand
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 7:05 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o
> disassembly?
>
> While under the Vanagon to pull the starter I noticed the
> rubber boot on the
> passenger side CV joint is torn. No clunks from the CV's
> yet, so I was
> planning just to order four Febi boot and grease kits from
> busdepot and
> repack CV's.
>
> I was thinking that a rear wheel repacking might also be
> good, but I'm too
> busy/(lazy) this summer to also disassemble rear stub
> axles. (There is no
> sound or sign of the bearings being bad)
>
> Is there some other way to get grease on into the rear
> wheel bearings? With
> an injection needle?
>
> Martin
>



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