| Re: [GMCnet] Installing Grease Zerks For Front Wheel Bearings [message #124454 is a reply to message #124333] |
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A Hamilto
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| Robert Mueller wrote on Mon, 02 May 2011 23:15 |
9) Attach grease gun to the grease zerk and pump grease into the bearing until you can see fresh grease coming out between the seal and the CV joint.
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I could live with that, but I was under the impression that if you do that, you have "blown out" the seal (not actually displaced the seal itself, just changed the orientation of the edge that presses against the axle from "facing" the nut end to "facing" the cv joint, thereby rendering it unable to hold grease and allowing dirt in). Anyway, my ride is pretty stock, so I don't think anyone has ever installed zerks. When I get around to jacking it up and working on it, I will have to decide if I am going to stay with stock bearings or upgrade to the 1-ton. Since I don't have bearing tools, I thought I would take the knuckle/bearing assemblies off and send to JimB to get them greased and zerks installed. If it less expensive to install a Hubler kit, I will go that route.
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