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Wheel bearing packer????

NJRR

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I'm going to do my front disc conversion this weekend. Just wondering what's the best way to pack the wheel bearings. By hand makes a mess. Anyone have any opinions on the cheaper ones that you connect a grease gun (on the left) to or the type with a canister that just forces the grease in ( on the right)?

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I have the one on the right, the canister. Seems to work well but you do have to put some force behind it. Much less of a mess so I don't mind a little extra grunt.
 
Grease = mess.
Maybe nitrile gloves and contain your work in a cardboard box.
 
Best one, just don't tell the wife if it is coming out of the house..
just put grease in the bag with the bearing and let it work.

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NJRR said:
I'm going to do my front disc conversion this weekend. Just wondering what's the best way to pack the wheel bearings. By hand makes a mess. Anyone have any opinions on the cheaper ones that you connect a grease gun (on the left) to or the type with a canister that just forces the grease in ( on the right)?

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The one on the right works. You do have to push hard. Then I found you need to finish by hand. Wow, sounds like high school.
 
The bottom left works well on the smaller bearings, larger ones require the old fashioned method. Always going to be some mess though.
 
I was taught to do it with a blob of grease in my left hand and holding the bearing my right then smashing the bearing into the greace while turning it. Never a dry bearing this way!
 
I've always just used my hand, why spend the money where it's not needed? Buy a box of gloves and your covered for that job and many more.
 
Just do it by hand. You can use one of those packers but what's going to happen when you need to remove the bearing from it? How are you going to install the bearing without getting grease on your hands? Maybe get your wife to do it!

Watch my video, starting @ 1:20. I'll also show you how to preload you bearings when you reinstall them.
 
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khryslerkid said:
Just do it by hand. You can use one of those packers but what's going to happen when you need to remove the bearing from it? How are you going to install the bearing without getting grease on your hands? Maybe get your wife to do it!

Watch my video, starting @ 1:20. I'll also show you how to preload you bearings when you reinstall them.
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Either way, a person can avoid getting grease on themselves by using gloves. Save the wife for later.
 
I use the funnel shaped one. It wasn't expensive and works well. I wear latex gloves no matter what.
 
I have the one on the left. It's probably 40 years old and I have never used it. I still use the old bare hand method. Real men get their hands greasy.
 
Not afraid of the grease at all or of getting dirty. Hell, that's half the fun !!!! Just want to make sure the bearings are fully packed and wondered if either of the tools did a better job, not missing any spots like hand packing might.
 
NJRR said:
Not afraid of the grease at all or of getting dirty. Hell, that's half the fun !!!! Just want to make sure the bearings are fully packed and wondered if either of the tools did a better job, not missing any spots like hand packing might.
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Like I said above, I have used the one on the right. Does a good job. The con are you need to transfer the grease from its original container to the tool container. I think the design of the tool container leaves a certain amount of grease unusable. Doing 4 bearings with it may be a few minutes quicker than by hand. I just like packing bearings the way I was taught, by hand. Good info in khryslerkid's video. Have fun!
 
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