Greasing Sealed Wheel Bearings Possible
Post Fiend
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Today I was putting new front brakes on my truck and noticed the front left wheel bearing would make a small amount of noise when spun and it spun much too freely meaning lack of grease. So I took it off suspecting that I would have to replace it in the near future. As I was looking it over I noticed that there was grease inside where the ABS tone ring is so I figured that maybe if I pumped grease into the abs sensor hole that it may start to oozz out the sides of the sealed bearing. So I sat there with my Lincoln grease gun pumping for what seemed like forever and then it finally started to oozz out the sides SUCESS! So I let it oozz until all I saw was fresh grease. Picked up the wheel bearing and spun it around, it felt like a brand new unit that was filled with grease and was nice and smooth. I have pictures and will post them later.
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From: La La Land
EXv10,
I believe this is the thread to what you were referring:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...pics-here.html
By the way, Timken uses Exxon/Mobil Infinitec 152 to lubricate these bearings at time of manufacture. It is a very heavy-duty, NON-moly, lithium-complex-based grease, blue in color.
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I believe this is the thread to what you were referring:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...pics-here.html
By the way, Timken uses Exxon/Mobil Infinitec 152 to lubricate these bearings at time of manufacture. It is a very heavy-duty, NON-moly, lithium-complex-based grease, blue in color.
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From: La La Land
Cookie88, one of the 7.3 list moderators, has been doing this to his hubs for years with no failures.
He's still around.
I've been doing it for the last two years. I just completed a round-trip cross-country Los Angeles to St. Louis. Lubed mine just prior to leaving. One of my hubs has 190,000 miles on it.
Not that it means anything, but I didn't end up in a ditch....
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He's still around.
I've been doing it for the last two years. I just completed a round-trip cross-country Los Angeles to St. Louis. Lubed mine just prior to leaving. One of my hubs has 190,000 miles on it.
Not that it means anything, but I didn't end up in a ditch....
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Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Mt. Shasta California
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 11,798
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From: Mt. Shasta California
EXv10,
I believe this is the thread to what you were referring:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...pics-here.html
By the way, Timken uses Exxon/Mobil Infinitec 152 to lubricate these bearings at time of manufacture. It is a very heavy-duty, NON-moly, lithium-complex-based grease, blue in color.
Pop
I believe this is the thread to what you were referring:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...pics-here.html
By the way, Timken uses Exxon/Mobil Infinitec 152 to lubricate these bearings at time of manufacture. It is a very heavy-duty, NON-moly, lithium-complex-based grease, blue in color.
Pop
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So if I do this on my 04 SD, what grease is the best to use? You guys that have had the good luck doing this, did you use that Exxon/Mobil blue grease or a good quality bearing grease? I have read in the past not to mix different types of wheel bearing grease. Who sells that blue grease, I don't think I have ever seen it. Thanks for your time and information.
Lead Driver
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From: Corvallis, OR
I used a high quality NLGI 2 grease when I did one of my fronts this way. That was over 6 months, 5k miles ago and no problems so far with mixed grease, etc. I didn't push it in until it pooped out the seal, I just added as much grease as the hub would contain internally.
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From: La La Land
So if I do this on my 04 SD, what grease is the best to use? You guys that have had the good luck doing this, did you use that Exxon/Mobil blue grease or a good quality bearing grease? I have read in the past not to mix different types of wheel bearing grease. Who sells that blue grease, I don't think I have ever seen it. Thanks for your time and information.
The Exxon/Mobile stuff will likely difficult to find, so I wouldn't spend much time looking.
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