From: Glen Bedel (GBedel@designforum.com)
Date: Tue Apr 29 2003 - 04:24:18 PDT
You've just answered my question on how to put the rear cones of my transfer
case back together. They have loose rollers inside of the big gears and
I'll have to turn my case upside down to put the cones back on, the grease
will hold them in place I hope.
-----Original Message-----
From: quiggy [mailto:quigstro@netcarrier.com]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 8:19 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce front axle.
I got some long fiber grease at Tractor Supply. It had been a while since I
had encountered it, so I forgot what I was looking at when I started to pack
the bearings.It's almost like packing them with wax. Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce front axle.
> Someone told me the same thing a long time ago that my M51 should have
> "long fiber" grease in the wheel bearings. I remember my Dad had a
> large can of Long Fiber Wolf's Head grease that he would use to
> repack wheel bearings. This was of course pre-disk brakes. I haven't
> looked hard for something similar, however I've never seen it in
> tubes. Perhaps someone still makes it in cans?
>
> Dave
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:37:50 -0400, Bill & Bonnie Prestin
> <bprestin@chartermi.net> wrote:
>
> > I tore my front axle down today to repair whatever caused the leak
> > that contaminated the front break shoes with oil. My front axle is
> > the older style that has the constant velocity joint in both axle
> > shafts instead
of
> > the x type universal joints. (about 5 years ago I replaced the
> > bearings and hub seals). At that time I thought the inner axle shaft
> > seals looked ok.
> >
> > I don't think the inner axle shaft seals were leaking. I think the
> > grease I used (Kendall, Super Blue, High Temp EP, L-427 Grease, It
> > is a creamy grease with a dark blue color.) was starting to separate
> > with
age,
> > and the liquid part spun out of the hub onto the break shoes. The
> > reason I think this, is that the case of grease I used (5 years ago)
> > was still on the
> > shelf, and the grease in all the tubes was also starting to seperate and
> > this blue oil (the grease is a dark blue color) was running out the ends
> > of
> > all the tubes.
> >
> > Well this time I removed the inner axle shaft seals. (following the
> > advise of people on the list) I used a peice of 3/4 inch pipe with a
> > pipe coupling
> > on one end, and pounded the retainer out from the other side of the axle
> > & I
> > am installing a new set of seals.
> >
> > Well, here is my question; What type of grease should I use? I want
> > to be sure to use something that does not seperate this time. I
> > remember when I cleaned the hubs out the first time, the original
> > grease was thicker and "stringier". What type of grease was this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
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>
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