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You can apply this video to many different automotive style wheel bearings. Turn the roller in the bearing to make sure that all surfaces are adequately greased.
You will want to pack the bearings with grease as you are reinstalling the trailer hubs.
How to pack wheel bearings by hand. This video will show you how to hand pack a wheel bearing with grease. You can apply this video to many different automotive style wheel bearings. How to Pack a Wheel Bearing with Grease by hand - YouTube.
How to Pack a Wheel Bearing with Grease by hand. If playback doesnt begin. Grease packed through bearing and coming out top rotate and keep going until all done 4.
Grasp the bearing in your other hand by hooking your index finger through the middle so you can get a good grip as things will soon become quite slippery. This video will show you how to hand pack a wheel bearing with grease. You can apply this video to many different automotive style wheel bearings.
Check for any play. Start off by getting the wheel off the ground and checking to see if there is any play top to bottom and side to side. Do this by grabbing the outside of the tyre and giving it a bit of wiggle top and bottom and both sides.
If there is any movement your wheel bearings are more than likely shot. I used to hand pack as you can pack and feel the bearing for damagehard spots etc. Good time to find that.
Of course clean the axle wipe on fresh grease and use new seals. I would also invest in a seal press-in-tool to be sure the bearing seal is not damaged. Get the correct preload info for your axle guessing not allowed.
To pack the wheel bearings place the clean bearing inside of a plastic zip lock bag along with a liberal amount of new wheel bearing grease. This allows you to work the grease into each small wheel and bearing without causing a lot of mess outside of the work area. To change wheel bearings start by lifting the wheel up on a jack unscrewing the lug nuts and taking the wheel off.
Then remove the brake caliper the dust cover over the rotor and the cotter pin and castle nut behind the dust cover. Next pull the rotor off remove the old hub and take apart the hub assembly to access the wheel bearings. Inspect the bearing for any marks damaged rollers or flat spots.
Put a generous amount of wheel bearing grease on your hand. Pack the bearing by coating all the rollers with grease. Turn the roller in the bearing to make sure that all surfaces are adequately greased.
Return the bearing to. Grab a pair of disposable gloves and squirt a palm-full of manufacturer-recommended bearing grease into one hand. Grab a bearing and press it into the grease working your way around the larger end until you see grease forced through to the smaller end.
Then rub the grease around the bearings until every nook and cranny is coated. How do I pack trailer wheel bearings. Response by Jim Laumann - Dated 4122002.
Now a big gob of grease going in to the palm of my hand and holding the bearing vertically - I work the bearing across my hand working the grease into the cage by rolling the bearing back and forth across my hand so that grease is worked in to all the metal. The inner and outer wheel bearings the inner wheel hub and the wheel spindle need to be cleaned in this method as well. Packing a Tapered Roller Bearing With Grease The following are the endorsed instructions for tapered roller bearing lubrication.
Thoroughly clean your hands or wear a new pair of latex gloves. Place a golf-ball sized amount of grease into your palm. Using your opposite hand push the large end of the bearing cone assembly.
This first one deals with packing and adjusting front wheel bearings the proper way. There are a couple of methods of properly packing a bearing with grease. First use a high quality high temp grease.
No reason to skimp here. The old method of packing bearings in the palm of your hand will work IF done correctly. Is it REALLY Necessary to pack front wheel bearing at 5k miles.
New completely rebuilt front end and brakes drive train etc and all mechanicals with now 5700 miles on the car. How necessary is it to re-pack the front bearing right now. I know FORD says at 5000 but is that really carved in stone.
You will want to pack the bearings with grease as you are reinstalling the trailer hubs. Check out the video I attached to see how this is done. The bearing buddies are a great way to make sure the assemblies are topped off with grease but you still want to pack them initially.
You may also be interested in the bearing packer part L70025. Park the trailer on a level surface then jack the wheel up and use an axle stand to support the weight of the trailer. Never work on a boat trailer with only a jack to support it.
Remove the dust cap or the bearing protector from the end of the axle and clean off the grease with a rag.