Tom,
I used a
syringe (without the needle) with about a 1 ounce capacity and filled it with
front wheel bearing grease. I just removed the plug and injected it in. I’m not
sure front end grease in a tube would be correct for a high speed spinning high
pressure bearing.
When our
cars were new, they might have had grease guns that you filled from a bulk
container, so they could fill the gun with “short fiber” grease.
It’s been
20 years and 15,000 miles since I did it on my car, so I should do it again.
If your
bearing “wants to seize because
of a lack of grease”, the bearing is probably ruined. I highly recommend new
rear wheel bearings and both inner & outer seals. Fresh grease will
probably get you a few more miles than no grease, but the bearings should be
replaced.
Dave
Homstad
56 Dodge
D500
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Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007
5:51 AM
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Subject: [FWDLK] Greasing rear
axle bearings
I think
I have a rear wheel axle bearing that wants to seize because of a lack of
grease. I finally had the presence of mind to do a more careful review of
the factory service and repair manual and found that there are plugs where the
bearing are located and these are to be removed and “short fiber” grease used
to lubricate these bearings. Seems like years ago I had this sort of
grease in a can for greasing front bearings. In order to inject the
grease, am I supposed to remove the plug and install a grease fitting so I can
use my grease gun? My manual is not specific on that. Thanks.
Tom
Taylor
55
Dodge
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