[BaadAssGremlins] Wheel bearings-again.

["Dan M." <vegadan@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK.  This weekend, I cleaned the bearings on my 77 hornet and 
checked them out.  They appeared to be good, and the races looked ok 
too.  No marks or discolorations, and the bearings spun freely.  I 
packed them by hand, installed them, and buttoned everyting up.  
When I spun the wheels, they spun freely, but made a sound, kinda 
like a ball bearing rolling on a table.  I asked a neighbor, and he 
said that the bearings sounded a little dry.  So, I went out and 
found a bearing packer, and attempted to pack the bearings again 
tonite.  Since they had the fresh grease from this weekend, I did 
not reclean them, I just repacked them using the packer.  One thing 
I noticed when I used this tool is that the grease came out from the 
bottom of the bearings, not thru them.  Well, I reinstalled 
everything and got the same noise!  Did I do anything wrong?  If so, 
what?  Should I reclean the bearings and start from scratch?  The 
only reason why I am going thru this exercise is because I removed 
the hubs to replace the upper/lower basll joints-I didn't have any 
problems with the bearings.  In fact, I noticed that before I 
removed the hubs, when I turned the wheels, they made no noise at 
all, so that's why I'm thinking I did something wrong.  Thanks for 
any input.

Dan





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