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10-02-2021, 11:46 AM | #1 |
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Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
I saw a post on here that lead me to believe that the wheel bearing repack interval is every 10-15 miles. Is that correct?
That would hold true for the front and rear bearings, correct? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
10-02-2021, 11:48 AM | #2 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
10 - 15 years would be more like it.
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10-02-2021, 11:55 AM | #3 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
Typo. The post I saw said 10-15K miles. Does that sound right? I’m driving the car 5000+ a year, and I don’t want to press my luck on a long trip.
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10-02-2021, 12:02 PM | #4 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
With todays grease I would think every 4-5 years would be fine. If used in wet weather maybe more often.
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10-02-2021, 12:10 PM | #5 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
If your seals are good many years between repacking.
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10-02-2021, 12:17 PM | #6 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
I won’t be using modern grease any more. Use the old school drum stringy stuff.
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10-02-2021, 05:06 PM | #8 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
Aren't there grease fittings for the rear bearings? And, has anyone installed grease fittings for the front bearings?
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10-02-2021, 05:21 PM | #9 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
I think I'm one of the few that uses the rear bearing grease fittings. They tend to fill up with crap over the decades but once cleaned out I think they can be used.
I've put grease fittings in many hubs between the bearings where they don't bother the wheel. Some folks say that the hubs can't be run full of grease but I've done it for 5 decades in some instances. [ mostly trailers] Getting back the original post, I think the fronts need packing more often that the rears. I think some folks seem to think that the fronts have grease seals, I have not seen an A with what most folks think of as a grease seal [ neoprene/rubber]. They have a dust seal, maybe. The fronts are kinda hanging out in the weather. |
10-02-2021, 08:15 PM | #10 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
You can buy a front hub grease cap that pushes onto the hub to keep out dirt, see the link below. I think that if you add the grease fitting, like Patrick has done, you can remove the cap and old grease will come out the end of the hub, to be wiped up with some rags. At least that is the way it works on trailers.
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/P...s/model-a/hubs
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10-03-2021, 05:55 AM | #11 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
I made a rookie mistake and filled my trailer hubs with grease. The grease expanded with heat, blew the seals, lost the grease, and ruined the axle. Never again!
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Well, ya know what, I didn't know that. Its nice to learn something every day. I thought that outer dust cap was on all As. I've not seen one with out it. Must be they were all installed after the fact. That Snyder ad stated they were discovered in late '31. Interesting. What I was earlier referring to was the inboard seal. I've not ever seen one of those either, just the open dust seal. No modern style rubber one. |
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10-03-2021, 08:17 AM | #13 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
The later cars without the grease fitting had 10000 miles as the rear wheel bearing lubrication interval
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10-03-2021, 08:57 PM | #14 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
I believe Ford recommended every 500 miles on front repack.
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10-04-2021, 05:58 AM | #15 |
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10-04-2021, 07:56 AM | #16 |
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
Ford instruction manual that came with every new Model A off the line... list the front wheel bearings repacked every 5,000 miles. (picture attached)
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10-05-2021, 08:16 AM | #18 |
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It takes 30 minutes max to repack front wheel bearings. Just do it every spring before touring season and you won't have to worry about it. I add grease to the rear wheel bearings every few years.
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Re: Wheel Bearing Repacking Interval
The problem with Ford recommendations from the 30's is they are based on the very crappy lubricants of the day. They did not understand how to properly refine the oils and the life expectancy was very low.
Most modern cars do not get their front bearings greased very often and 100,000 miles is not uncommon. The bearings have not changed much, but the lubricants have. The idea of putting a grease fitting on the front hub is very bad. If filled up fully it will cause the bearings to go bad quickly. Likely the biggest problem with wheel bearings is not properly loading them with grease. There are videos on how to properly hand pack them. Watch them. I have watched A guys just wipe some grease on the surface and put them on the axle. |
10-05-2021, 01:12 PM | #20 |
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Yep, I've seen fellas improperly pack bearings for decades, as well as adjusting.
Greases have improved drastically over the years and so have the roads. So they don't need to be done as often. But, the inner bearing is still hanging out in the breeze. |
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