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06-30-2022, 03:02 PM | #1 |
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Rear bearing grease
What grease are they using for rear cigar bearings
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06-30-2022, 03:04 PM | #2 |
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Re: Rear bearing grease
Sorry I meant cage bearings
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06-30-2022, 04:15 PM | #3 |
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06-30-2022, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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Re: Rear bearing grease
For a few years Ford had grease fittings on the axle housings near the drums. So I am going to suggest that chassis lube is fine on the rear wheel bearings. That is what I use. They discontinued those grease fittings probably because there was no way to tell when there was enough grease, and too much would push some into the grease catcher on the backing plate, and then into the drum, ruining the brake shoes.
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06-30-2022, 07:38 PM | #5 |
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Re: Rear bearing grease
chassis lube will not stay on/in the bearings and this will cause wear on the bearing and the rear axle bearing land. need to use a long strand soda/soap grease or equivalent
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06-30-2022, 08:34 PM | #6 | |
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Can order it from Napa or Amazon. Sometimes Walmart has it on their shelf. https://www.crcindustries.com/produc...-14-wt-oz.html Last edited by Tim Ayers; 06-30-2022 at 08:41 PM. |
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06-30-2022, 08:43 PM | #7 | |
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06-30-2022, 08:53 PM | #8 |
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Re: Rear bearing grease
thanks guys, I new it was sta lube but couldn't remember the number.
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06-30-2022, 11:02 PM | #9 |
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Re: Rear bearing grease
Would a grease used on truck and semi trailers wheel bearings be ok, they are large tapered rollers
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06-30-2022, 11:22 PM | #10 |
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Re: Rear bearing grease
Well the next time you should have to pull the rears and re-grease should be a bit. Just bite the bullet as they say and spend the extra 20. Not worth it skimp. Make a boloney sandwich for 2 days and not a rib-eye. Paid for. Just a joke...
Heavy truck grease like Lawrie mentioned is a good bet. Most of the time you can still get straight oil weights and good basic grease. Most are made from lucas sold at napa etc. But the more I know the less I realize I know. |
06-30-2022, 11:49 PM | #11 | |
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*PS, I would not recommend using a standard chassis lube in those early Ford rear wheel bearings.
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