Rear Wheel bearing

[Jerry in Shasta]

Just finished having cast iron brake drums swedged on the hubs. As part of the reinstall. I pumped grease thru the rear bearing zerk, the grease came out between end of the axle housing and the axle, this correct? I had to give it 6 pumps to get the grease to come out.

I plan on packing the bearing with wheel bearing grease the same way I do the front wheel bearings.

Any thing else I need to do, or am I doing some thing wrong

JB

[Mikeinnj]

You are better off packing those bearings by hand as any excess passes the axle seal and goes into the axle housing "trumpet" I have disassembled many differentials where there was evidence of this happening.

[SeaSlugs]

agreed, pack by hand and ignore that grease zerk haha

[tbirdtbird]

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[H. L. Chauvin]

With excess grease, your rear wheel brake shoes could probably always be extremely quiet when they contact the rear brake drums; could possibly never wear; and as such may last forever.

[old31]

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Originally Posted by H. L. Chauvin

With excess grease, your rear wheel brake shoes could probably always be extremely quiet when they contact the rear brake drums; could possibly never wear; and as such may last forever.

MMM, great idea. I think I will put a zerk on the front brakes too.