<VV> Rear wheel bearings

[henry kaczmarek]

Folks
Interesting information. As Tony said


> Now:   This worked for me.   What I do isn't necessarily what someone else 
> should do because I am a jackleg.

Even if Tony and I weren't friends, I admire someone who can admit that they 
are a jackleg <G>.  BTW Tony, on that matter we discussed off list a few 
days ago, sorry but I checked, and no dice. can't help you there.

As I noted a while back,  like most everything else on the EUM,  the rear 
wheel bearings were in need of service. After I took them off the car, and 
even before, a spin of the hubs brought a dry, "I NEED GREASE" sound.

 Tony Ellison did the work on them, and reported (happily) that the bearings 
were still in good condition, but wouldn't have been for long--as was 
mentioned in Cecil's post, grease had hardened around the bearings, and they 
were dry.

 Now that they have been re-greased with synthetic, they should be OK until 
long after my round behind is in the grave. One less thing to worry about 
while going down the road.

I looked at the prices that the vendors want for a rebuilt unit, and had I 
not had access to Tony nearby in SC,  and had he not had the factory tools, 
I would have bought from the vendors, the price is right considering the 
amount of work that has to be done.

There are many things that one who is mechanically inclined can do on their 
own. And I do recommend that if you aren't afraid to take things apart, that 
you do that. But if you aren't mechanically inclined and still like 
Corvairs, feel fortunate that there are people around who can provide us 
with what we need to keep our cars going safely.

BTW, IMO the "zerk fitting" and grease gun approach was one I read about in 
HTKYCA back in 87, and the approach sounded rational.  Tony took it to the 
next, and IMO more reasonable level.  No sense in trying to push in new 
synthetic grease when the (up to) 45 year old dino grease is still in there, 
harder than an rock. For those who refuse to buy rebuilt units, or just feel 
better knowing they did it themselves on the car, I would think Tony's 
method makes some sense.

Regards
HANK