What grease do we put on the wheel bearings.
Can i get any from halfords..."shivers" as im going there later.
Thanks!
Wheel bearing grease?
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DANTOO
, Aug 01 2007 10:33 AM
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DANTOO
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 10:33 AM
Hi guys, i know this has been posted before as i remember seeing it... but for the life of me I cant find the thread.
What grease do we put on the wheel bearings.
Can i get any from halfords..."shivers" as im going there later.
Thanks!
What grease do we put on the wheel bearings.
Can i get any from halfords..."shivers" as im going there later.
Thanks!
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 10:53 AM
halfords should do it i'd have thought. you want hi-temp bearing grease funnily enough 
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 12:33 PM
Lithium grease. Castrol LM is available at Halfords. Duckhams LB-10 is specified for Minis but all lithium grease is much the same.
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 01:50 PM
how much should one put?
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 10:02 PM
For wheel bearings use LM grease. Castrol LM is what i use, it is designed for things like wheel bearings and has a high operating temperature. Any other type of grease may lose viscosity as it heats, potentially overheating the bearing soon after.
I assume you are using tapered roller bearings? Anyway, on this bearing try and forece as much as possible into the retaining cage of each roller. Keep pushing it through till you can see no more will get in there.
Also, run a good smear on each of the inner and outer race. However, when the whole bearing is in place you should allow room for expansion.
Remember that bearing are matched, so do not get the races mixed up from how they are packaged.
John
I assume you are using tapered roller bearings? Anyway, on this bearing try and forece as much as possible into the retaining cage of each roller. Keep pushing it through till you can see no more will get in there.
Also, run a good smear on each of the inner and outer race. However, when the whole bearing is in place you should allow room for expansion.
Remember that bearing are matched, so do not get the races mixed up from how they are packaged.
John
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