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Rear hub lube..

758 views 6 replies 6 participants last post by  wol 
#1 ·
I'm drilling the rear hub on my triumph & gonna fit a grease nipple so,even tho I'll have the wheel out now & again,it's just a quick pump with the grease gun..Whaddyareckon?
 
#3 ·
A smear of grease every 10,000 miles will do on wheel bearings.Not sure how a grease nipple is going to get the grease into the bearings.Most replacements are now sealed with a plastic shield and do not require maintenance.
 
#4 ·
I would say DON'T!! I made the mistake of over-greasing my speedometer drive thru the years, back when I had my '70; eventually, the grease found it's way into the brake drum. I guess that you could say that the brake linings and bearings were going to last indefinitely! Sealed bearings or good wheel bearing grease will be more than sufficient.
A hard lesson learned by the "village idiot": Jim
 
#5 ·
hub grease..

Jim,I did say I'd take the wheel out to grease....BUT,be warned,before fitting 'sealed' bearings pop off one of the seals..there's usually very little grease inside....
 

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Jim,I did say I'd take the wheel out to grease....BUT,be warned,before fitting 'sealed' bearings pop off one of the seals..there's usually very little grease inside....
They don't need a lot of grease. Any excess you put in will be pushed out of the way and just sit at the side of the bearing, doing nothing.
 
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