| Re: [GMCnet] Installing Grease Zerks For Front Wheel Bearings [message #124537 is a reply to message #124454] |
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USAussie
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Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Mark,
8) Push the front axles (CV joints) inwards as much as possible.
This disengages the seal COMPELETLY from the CV joint and leaves a gap that
the grease can flow through.
By the way this is the way Dave Lenzi greases his front bearings.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 5:35 PM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Installing Grease Zerks For Front Wheel Bearings
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.
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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'73 23' CanyonLands
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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