re-packing bearings question

Oct 17, 2011 2 Replies

hi, gang. been years since i've been on here. quick question.



i have the front disk conversion on my speedster. repacked the bearings and am having second thoughts.



when i did the work, i noticed a sizable void around the spindle once i took the bearings out. i couldn't really get in there to clear it out so wiped what i could with a clean cloth and put some grease in the void followed by a reinstall...



did i do ok? should i remove the brake calipers and pack that void?



please reply privately to snipped-for-privacy@att.net



many, many, many thanks! :-)



~James


The hub should be removed, the seal removed, the bearings washed, cleaned, and repacked with fibrous wheel bearing grease. The spindle should be cleaned and wiped off. The voids should not be filled with grease. Too much grease will mean that the warm air, as it expands, will push on the grease and it will ooze out of the seal lip. You cannot properly grease the bearings by squirting grease in between the wheel bearings.

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