Posted by Datesfat Chicks on September 21, 2010, 9:07 pm
My shop manual says to grease the front one but gives no indication that the
rear one should be lubricated. I noticed at the dealership that they tend
to put a bit of grease the rear axle.
As best I can tell, after you torque down the axles, the grease plays no
role ... it seems that the inner races of bearings are snugged against
spacers, so there really probably wouldn't be any movement of the bearings
against the axle.
Why the grease? Why not the grease?
Thanks, DF.
Posted by ? on September 21, 2010, 9:10 pm
wrote:
> Why the grease?
Keeps the axle from rusting or corroding.
Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on September 21, 2010, 9:12 pm
Datesfat Chicks wrote:
> My shop manual says to grease the front one but gives no indication
> that the rear one should be lubricated. ...
Whatever you do, don't *ever* use expired grease!
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-bts
-Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on September 22, 2010, 10:53 am
On Sep 21, 5:12 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
> Datesfat Chicks wrote:
> > My shop manual says to grease the front one but gives no indication
> > that the rear one should be lubricated. ...
> Whatever you do, don't *ever* use expired grease!
And both at the same time, with the same brand
and quantity of grease. Or you'll die a horrible death
when the bike goes into a high speed tank slapper.
Posted by Futility Man on September 22, 2010, 11:16 am
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:53:50 -0700 (PDT), Rob Kleinschmidt
>And both at the same time, with the same brand
>and quantity of grease.
And make sure you don't put the wrong end of the tube in the grease gun. If you
put the grease on the shaft backward, it'll never go back into the bearings.
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Futility Man
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