Date:         Wed, 6 May 2020 12:48:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wheel bearings
Comments: To: "Richard Smith (Smirby)" <smirby@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <B8E82A4B-95A4-49EC-A892-0DD6C254671E@gmail.com>
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there's a kind of bearing grease with graphite in it.. it's black out of
the tube... it could be that's the one they use previously.

https://bahamas.desertcart.com/products/49191282-wurth-multi-purpose-grease-ii-graphite-400-g

http://www.marly.com/en/store/greases/list/0

On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 11:38 AM Richard Smith (Smirby) <smirby@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, ORR!
>
> I found this video, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6FROo1ko58 <
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6FROo1ko58>
>
> His technique and commentary is quite informative.
>
> Lots of good tips there, and interestingly his new grease is quite black,
> leading me to hope that my black grease is just the choice of the previous
> installer.
>
>
>
> > On May 6, 2020, at 7:18 AM, OlRivrRat <olrivrrat@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >               Richard
> >
> >       It may only mean that someone has greased 1 more recently than the
> other
> >
> > & used a different & better grease ~ They are Very Easy to Remove, Clean
> & Grease
> >
> > so that is what I would choose to do But also do a Thorough Inspect of
> the Spindles
> >
> > & Bearings durring that process ~
> >
> >                                                       ORR ~ DeanB
> >
> >
> > On 5 May , 2020, at 7:29 PM, Richard Smith (Smirby) wrote:
> >
> >> I have been messing around with the wheels, changing the stock 14"
> steel wheels to larger alloy wheels.
> >>
> >> One of my attempts involved putting spacers on the front and I had to
> take the dust caps off the hubs (very snug fit on those spacers).
> >>
> >> In doing that I noticed that while the drivers side had nice red grease
> oozing out, the passenger side was black and more runny looking.
> >>
> >> Am I correct to assume that this is a bad sign and front wheel bearings
> are in my future?
> >>
> >> I did spin that wheel and it was more or less exactly like the other
> front  wheel, and did not rumble or grind.
> >>
> >> Advice most appreciated.
> >>
> >> Richard Smith
> >> smith@sfu.ca
> >
>