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02-23-2012, 02:19 AM
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Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
Been having some problems with my truck, I took the driver side hub off a few weeks ago looking for a problem, but it wasn't there. I left the hub off for a few weeks in the weather, now there's some leaves stuck to the end of the axle in the grease.
I wiped the end off and it looks pretty clean...can I just put my hub back on, or do you think I should re-grease the entire bearing?
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02-23-2012, 02:28 AM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
Well it's not a bad idea is it? Just clean it out and repack
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02-23-2012, 02:30 AM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
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02-23-2012, 02:35 AM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
I see that new wheel bearings are only about $15. Do I have anything more than that to lose?
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02-23-2012, 07:16 AM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
other than the $15 the time and effort.
If you dont have time to do it right the first time, when will you have time to go back and redo it? trash in the grease? no question it should be totally cleaned and repacked. |
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02-23-2012, 07:44 AM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
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Let's just say I'm learing as I go with this truck, and I've had enough learning for now.  I just took the front drive shaft out because I didn't want to fix it right, right now....
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02-23-2012, 09:25 AM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
your mind is made up what you want to do.. to do it right clean and repack and replace if bad if you want to do it halfway and wrong then just throw it together.. heck dont even bother to put in grease i mean heck youre only gonna take it apart again sooner or later forget trucks one of the best lessons you can learn in life is do it once correctly
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02-23-2012, 07:34 PM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
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02-23-2012, 08:44 PM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
since we're on the topic, how do you guys feel about those bearing packers that you just pump grease into with a grease gun? ehh, i've always done it by hand...
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02-23-2012, 08:45 PM
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Re: Do I need to re-grease my wheel bearing?
It can be done in less than an hour just pull the brake off and take out the rotors take the inner bearing races out and shove grease in all the rollers. Put it back together and torque the nut to 75ftlbs I think then turn the rotor a few times. Loosen it up and put the not on about finger snug. Put the pin in and fill the grease cap and hammer it on and your done
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