Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Wheel bearings-again.

[Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,

 For the 6 bucks per bearing it isn't worth the trouble NOT to replace them. The noise is from worn out bearings. They can look great but if they are worn out they will be noisy. replace em and don't worry about it for another 20 years.

 Davis

"Dan M." <vegadan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> OK. This weekend, I cleaned the bearings on my 77 hornet and 
> checked them out. They appeared to be good, and the races looked ok 
> too. No marks or discolorations, and the bearings spun freely. I 
> packed them by hand, installed them, and buttoned everyting up. 
> When I spun the wheels, they spun freely, but made a sound, kinda 
> like a ball bearing rolling on a table. I asked a neighbor, and he 
> said that the bearings sounded a little dry. So, I went out and 
> found a bearing packer, and attempted to pack the bearings again 
> tonite. Since they had the fresh grease from this weekend, I did 
> not reclean them, I just repacked them using the packer. One thing 
> I noticed when I used this tool is that the grease came out from the 
> bottom of the bearings, not thru them. Well, I reinstalled 
> everything and got the same noise! Did I do anything wrong? If so,
>  
> what? Should I reclean the bearings and start from scratch? The 
> only reason why I am going thru this exercise is because I removed 
> the hubs to replace the upper/lower basll joints-I didn't have any 
> problems with the bearings. In fact, I noticed that before I 
> removed the hubs, when I turned the wheels, they made no noise at 
> all, so that's why I'm thinking I did something wrong. Thanks for 
> any input.
>
> Dan
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