grease/greasing questions
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grease/greasing questions
1994 f-150 4x4. I'm doing a bunch of front end work including new wheel bearings, new manual warn hubs, ball joints, axle joints, and some tie rod ends.
First questions is I have some of this grease: AMSOIL - Synthetic Multi-Purpose Grease, Extreme Pressure (GLC) Is it going to be ok to use to pack the wheel bearings with along with greasing the rest of the parts that get greased? If I should use this grease for the wheel bearings, would you suggest another grease to use. I think I can get some Green Grease locally, so if that would be better let me know.
Second, once I have the bearings packed and am going to be putting them back in, where else should I put grease? I read that I should put some on the inside of the seal before I put it back in, but do I put more on the outsides of the bearings, or coat the spindle with grease? Anywhere else?
The manual warn hubs that I'm putting in are new, so how do I go about greasing them?
Thanks
First questions is I have some of this grease: AMSOIL - Synthetic Multi-Purpose Grease, Extreme Pressure (GLC) Is it going to be ok to use to pack the wheel bearings with along with greasing the rest of the parts that get greased? If I should use this grease for the wheel bearings, would you suggest another grease to use. I think I can get some Green Grease locally, so if that would be better let me know.
Second, once I have the bearings packed and am going to be putting them back in, where else should I put grease? I read that I should put some on the inside of the seal before I put it back in, but do I put more on the outsides of the bearings, or coat the spindle with grease? Anywhere else?
The manual warn hubs that I'm putting in are new, so how do I go about greasing them?
Thanks
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If it was me I would use the Amsoil grease for the bearings. A little grease on the seal will keep it from tearing from new.
Cover the bearings in grease and pack grease in between the inner and outer races but allowing room for the spindle to come through. Also coat the spindle with grease.
If you coat the working parts of the locking hubs with grease as you assemble them that should do.
There is a needle bearing on the inside of the spindle to support the end of the axle shaft but it would require the removal of the spindle to grease them. If you don`t use four wheel drive a lot it may not be worth the bother.
Hopefully other opinions will follow.
Cover the bearings in grease and pack grease in between the inner and outer races but allowing room for the spindle to come through. Also coat the spindle with grease.
If you coat the working parts of the locking hubs with grease as you assemble them that should do.
There is a needle bearing on the inside of the spindle to support the end of the axle shaft but it would require the removal of the spindle to grease them. If you don`t use four wheel drive a lot it may not be worth the bother.
Hopefully other opinions will follow.
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Thanks Lazy K. I should actually have a set of those needle bearings that go inside the spindle on order. I should be able to pick them up today. Do I just pack them like you would any other bearing? I don't use the four wheel drive a whole lot, but when I do need it I'd like to make sure its going to work right.
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For the spindle bearings, I would just put some grease into the palm of your hand and try to push it into the bearings. For wheel bearings, spend $5 at a parts store and get a wheel bearing greaser. It's two cone-shaped pieces on a hollow rod and a grease joint on the end of the rod. It will push grease into bearings better than you will ever be able to do by hand. Once the bearings are packed, do not grease anything else except for a light coat on the seals to help with installation. ESPECIALLY don't grease the hubs. Nothing actually rubs against the spindles so you don't need to grease them either. The bearings will have plenty of grease on them anyway.
The amsoil grease you have should be fine. I use a tube of generic multi-purpose grease and it works for bearings and just about anything else except garage door openers.
The amsoil grease you have should be fine. I use a tube of generic multi-purpose grease and it works for bearings and just about anything else except garage door openers.
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