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maxandmickey · 08-31-2014, 09:35 PM

does it matter what kind of grease I use to grease the front wheel bearings on the model a?do you need special bearing grease.anybody have a opinion on this.thanks

700rpm · 08-31-2014, 09:46 PM

I just use bearing grease, nothing special.

jmeckel · 08-31-2014, 10:02 PM

I think any modern wheel bearing grease is just fine. I found some Lucas wheel bearing grease at our local Menards that seems very nice, seemed to have more "tack", I used it in my A's wheels bearings and on other bearings on other equipment, seems to stay in place very well.

30 - 40 years ago on the farm we used a very heavy tacky wheel bearing grease made by permatex with almost like little strings in it, was great in hay wagons, tractors, VW Bug wheel bearings.... however I can not find it anymore.

MikeK · 08-31-2014, 10:43 PM

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Whatever you use, make sure you solvent wash the old grease out completely. If you mix greases with incompatible bases the stuff will break down and fail in short order. Same goes for indiscriminately pumping new grease into zerks on top of an unknown old grease.

08-31-2014, 09:35 PM	#1
maxandmickey Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: east amherst ny Posts: 51	grease does it matter what kind of grease I use to grease the front wheel bearings on the model a?do you need special bearing grease.anybody have a opinion on this.thanks

08-31-2014, 09:46 PM	#2
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,906	Re: grease I just use bearing grease, nothing special. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

08-31-2014, 10:02 PM	#3
jmeckel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Luck WI Posts: 550	Re: grease I think any modern wheel bearing grease is just fine. I found some Lucas wheel bearing grease at our local Menards that seems very nice, seemed to have more "tack", I used it in my A's wheels bearings and on other bearings on other equipment, seems to stay in place very well. 30 - 40 years ago on the farm we used a very heavy tacky wheel bearing grease made by permatex with almost like little strings in it, was great in hay wagons, tractors, VW Bug wheel bearings.... however I can not find it anymore. __________________ Jon "If you choose to not decide, you still have made a choice!" RUSH Don't tell me what you know..... Tell me what you have done.

08-31-2014, 10:43 PM	#4
MikeK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Windy City Posts: 2,919	Re: grease Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Whatever you use, make sure you solvent wash the old grease out completely. If you mix greases with incompatible bases the stuff will break down and fail in short order. Same goes for indiscriminately pumping new grease into zerks on top of an unknown old grease.