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09-12-2004, 12:49 PM
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Faster horses, yw, ow, mm
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How much grease???
do you put in the front rotor cavity when installing new (after packing with grease) bearings? Thx, z
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09-12-2004, 03:20 PM
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I just make sure the bearings are good and packed (excessively) then drop em in the hole and maybe dip my hand in the grease and wipe it off in the cavity... you dont really need to go overboard, just make sure they arent starving for lube.
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09-12-2004, 04:31 PM
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how much can you get in there?
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09-12-2004, 06:20 PM
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Faster horses, yw, ow, mm
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Well, quite a bit. But is that recommended? I've read if you put too much in there you'll have overheating problems. Some people say you shouldn't put ANY in there..........z
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09-12-2004, 08:24 PM
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Faster horses, yw, ow, mm
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Well, that's what I did. I packed the living bejeezus out of them (with Valvoline Syn grease), put some extra grease behind the inside seal before slamming it home, and squirted (w/ trusty greasegun) a bunch around the thrust washer before tapping the outside dust cap back on. If I lose a bearing, I'll let you all know. But looking at the engineering and placement of the races, I don't see how any grease in the cavity would even get to the bearings, unless you stuffed the whole thing like a Chrismas Goose....lol....z
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09-13-2004, 08:02 PM
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LOL, Christmas goose.
I have always just packed the bearing, spread a coat over the outside and popped them in. |
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09-13-2004, 09:19 PM
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I pack the cavity with as much as possible and of course hand pack the bearings .
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09-14-2004, 07:17 PM
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Shadetree Mechanic
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Don't pack too tight, if you pack too much grease in the cavity when you install the cap it will pop the seals on the back of the wheel and cause grease to leak out onto your brake disc. This may also damage the seal.
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