| Rear bearings/hubs [message #353181] |
Fri, 27 March 2020 23:33  |
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Registered: July 2019
Location: North Vancouver BC
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Hello all,
Just trucking along with my full restore and have replaced the rear brakes entirely. Pads and full brake kits...Springs, cylinders, adjusters etc. the whole deal. I have the bearings out of the drum assemblies but have left the races in place. I've removed all the old grease with clean rags and have inspected the bearings and races and have found no deficiencies. Previous to removal I had no issues either. I am cleaning the bearings, castle nut and retaining washer with acetone and have been attempting to keep things as contaminate free as possible. I will be repacking the bearings with new valvoline grease (with a grease packer). I am painting the drums black with high temp caliper/drum paint after cleaning up with a wire wheel and then wiping down with Xylene.
I have new napa oil seals ready to tap in and understand they must be set a little proud as to not touch the inner bearing.
I did pull out a ton of old grease. Some red, some black and some yellow. Like probably 3-4 tablespoons out of each hub. I think understand the spindle needs a light coating as well as the bearings packed well but do I need to add any additional grease? Seems I will be putting in far less than I removed.
I am in way above my head with all this stuff but feel confident in reading through many, many posts but want to make sure I'm not missing anything.
Oh and I think the the procedure for "setting" the hub assembly is to tighten the castle nut to 25-30ft lbs.,whilst spinning the hub, then back off a half turn and insert cotter pin at the earliest possible setting. Only going backward, not forward.
If I'm missing anything I would love some input.
Hope you are all staying safe and, as always, thank you for your comments/input.
Shawn
Shawn Harris
North Vancouver,
Canada
1977 Palm Beach 403
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