Greasing stock wheel bearings
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Greasing stock wheel bearings
A couple of weeks ago I had my front end apart, replacing the ball joints and saw grease down in the hole where the ABS sensor sits in the hub assembly. I figured if there is already grease on the sensor and sensor wheel a little more wouldn't hurt so I took a grease gun loaded with some good synthetic and held the tip up tight against the hole and pumped it till it squirted out the ends of the bearing. I haven't had any problems with the ABS so this seems like a good way to repack the bearings and maybe extend the life since they don't last real long.
Has anyone else ever tried this?
Has anyone else ever tried this?
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Originally Posted by drillerdan
A couple of weeks ago I had my front end apart, replacing the ball joints and saw grease down in the hole where the ABS sensor sits in the hub assembly. I figured if there is already grease on the sensor and sensor wheel a little more wouldn't hurt so I took a grease gun loaded with some good synthetic and held the tip up tight against the hole and pumped it till it squirted out the ends of the bearing. I haven't had any problems with the ABS so this seems like a good way to repack the bearings and maybe extend the life since they don't last real long.
Has anyone else ever tried this?
Has anyone else ever tried this?
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I doubt this would cause much more heat retention but you might be right. This is just a trial thing and i'm not suggesting anyone else do this to their truck. My driver side hub had 120k on it when it was replaced and I only greased the passenger side bearing which has 150k (don't know of too many people getting that many miles out of one). Myself and everyone on FTE could save some $$$ if this method works, so it's worth a shot, what do I have to lose.
I doubt this would cause much more heat retention but you might be right. This is just a trial thing and i'm not suggesting anyone else do this to their truck. My driver side hub had 120k on it when it was replaced and I only greased the passenger side bearing which has 150k (don't know of too many people getting that many miles out of one). Myself and everyone on FTE could save some $$$ if this method works, so it's worth a shot, what do I have to lose.
