On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > The rear wheel bearings can last a real long time. Longer if they get some > grease now and then. Unfortunately there is no real proper way to lube them > without disassembly. Some have added grease fittings to the housings but > this creates the problem of grease working past the seals and fouling the > rear brakes. > That could make the brakes last longer! Maybe even a lifetime! mike PS Yes, I meant, "by shortening your lifetime". |
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