<VV> Greasing axle bearings

[Tony Underwood]

At 12:31 AM 3/21/2011, Ray Rodriguez III wrote:
>Wait, I'm confused.
>
>I'm a little fuzzy on what exactly the difference in procedure between the
>riveted and the cast type bearings is.
>
>My interpretation of the combined posts by Frank and Tony is that when you
>open the 63-64 cast type you only have minimal access from the back and
>can't easily inspect the bearings (but it is somewhat possible as Tony
>described) and properly re-packing the bearing will require a needle type
>grease injector, whereas the earlier riveted type come right apart and the
>internals can easily be cleaned, checked, and packed by hand... is that
>about right?




Yep.    That's about it in a nutshell.



tony..