<VV> Help!!!!!

[Bill Hubbell]

I just don't understand why anybody even thinks this would be a good idea. The bearing was not meant to be re-greased in this fashion and certainly not for the hub to be filled with grease.  If you put a zerk fitting in the hub the only way to be sure of getting at least some new grease onto the bearing surfaces would be to fill up the hub with grease and push grease past the grease seal surfaces on the outside. However, the grease is not likely to flow evenly so some areas will get no new grease at all.

If you really think your bearings need new grease, for crying out loud, do it right by taking the whole assembly apart. That way you can actually inspect the bearings and races for wear, install new seals, etc. as needed.

After 45 years on the road, don't be lazy. Do it the right way.

Or, you could just buy complete rebuilt units from Clark's if you don't want to do it yourself.

Bill Hubbell 
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:18:31 
To: <BobHelt at aol.com>; <judynrandy at comcast.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Subject: Re: <VV> Help!!!!!

 I've used the zerk fitting method to put grease into the rear wheel bearings of all my LMs, but I also drill a small hole on the other side of the fittling to allow the grease to start to come out. I believe that prevents the seal from leaking. So far (in the last 6,000) miles no leak. The zerk is left in and the small hole is sealed with a lead ball.

 The gease was put in with a hand pump, very slowly injected. 
 MIKE KOVACS 



----- Original Message ----
From: "BobHelt at aol.com" <BobHelt at aol.com>
To: judynrandy at comcast.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Sat, March 27, 2010 11:10:16 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Help!!!!!


In a message dated 3/26/2010 9:04:48 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
judynrandy at comcast.net writes:

I want to install grease fittings on the axle hubs of a '65  Monza 4-dr. 


Randy,
Don't do it. 

That cavity in the hub is HUGE and you will be pumping grease into there  
for a long time. Then you have no way of knowing whether any grease reached 
both  bearing or even one bearing. You will know to stop pumping when the 
grease  starts squirting out one of the seals and continues to weap grease 
forvever  probably onto your brake shoes. is that what you want?
Regards,
Bob Helt

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