<VV> Grease Rear Wheel Bearings

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Plain and simple, the greese fitting is not the right way to grease the bearings.

My good friend Terry Kalp has the J tools, press and shop space neccessary to take the hubs apart. I've done it several times (I still need to follow the shop manual) including a couple that had the grease fitting. Those had plenty of nice clean grease between the bearings and nearly none in the bearings. I know they could have been just needing another filling. I just don't like "it should work" fixes. If I didn't have the facility and/or tools to do the job right, I'd be writing a check.

Ned



-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: 'Frank DuVal' <corvairduval at cox.net>; virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Nov 27, 2011 6:33 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Grease Rear Wheel Bearings


I too have done the grease fitting, thinking it was a great idea; ALOT
uicker than disassembly. But how much grease do you inject? Does it REALLY
igrate to the bearings? After a few grease soaked brakes, I did 'em the
ard way. No problems, but nobody wants to pay my labor rates to have it
one. I take that back, one person in Florida did.
-----Original Message-----
rom: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Frank DuVal
ent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 7:19 PM
o: virtualvairs at corvair.org
ubject: Re: <VV> Grease Rear Wheel Bearings
I am in the category of have done many grease fittings in late rear 
ubs. So far no problem, but many have had problems with over greasing.
Now, whether I have extended the life of the bearings, or just wasted my 
ime will never be known, as most live a long time even without greasing 
hem!
Frank DuVal
On 11/27/2011 6:04 PM, Ken Clark wrote:
 Jerry- I have put grease fittings in all my late model rear bearing hubs
ith success,(if they are still good and not grinding) and that is done by
rilling into the hub and using a tap the size of the fitting.  Need to know
here to drill and not let metal shavings go into the hub.  I have it on all
ine and have had for years with no problem.  Just pump the grease in and
ot over grease it.  You will probably have a lot of negative remarks on
his one, but it does work.   Ken Clark


> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> From: jww1945 at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:10:12 -0500
> Subject:<VV>  Grease Rear Wheel Bearings
>
>
> I would like to do a PM of the rear wheel bearings on my '65 Corsa. Car
as 77,000 miles and I am sure the bearings have not been touched since
965.
>
> The little I know suggests it is not an easy project.
>
> Can someone tell me where I can find a step by step approach to this
roject?
>
> Thanks,
> Jerry Wells
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