On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Gene P wrote: > No apparent issues with bearings, no noise, wiggle at 12 & 6, 9 & 3, NO > play. I'd be doing this based on age/miles (87 hardhat, about 145K). > So the question: Preempt now, or is there an argument to push some fresh > grease in to them and leave these *original bearings* alone until they > act up? > > Opinions requested... Not wheel bearing related but CV greasing related … I just did this last week on the rears, as I've had problems with them running dry, then having to replace them too often. I got the usual "kit" pieces for doing this and it went very well. I'll be doing it again in another 15K miles or so, just for maintenance and to avoid the expense of replacement. Used Mobil 1 synthetic. It's such an easy-to-do project and only takes an hour at most, no excuse for me not to not do it. bob |
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