From: Patrick J JANKOWIAK (patrick.jankowiak@st.com)
Date: Tue Jul 20 2004 - 08:27:56 PDT
book says 2 lbs of grease
Sean Nichols wrote:
> Actually, it's a question of grease....
>
> Greetings esteemed list,
>
> I pulled a rear drum off my deuce to correct an apparently leaking wheel
> seal. I noticed the tell-tale drip of dark fluid in side the bottom of
> the wheel, and suspected I had lost a seal. So I pulled the wheels,
> axle, and spindle nuts and things were good and greasy as they should
> be. So I pulled the drum / hub assy off and was greeted with what
> seemed like at least half a quart of grease inside the hub, between the
> bearings. And upon removing the drum / hub, I found that the brake
> shoes were absolutely saturated with oil/grease (will be replacing
> those), and it was obvious that the grease had pushed out past the inner
> seal and got all over everything (major cleaning in progress). So it
> appears to me that this excessive amount of grease in the hub may have
> been the reason for my seal failure.
>
> Should there be THAT much grease inside the hub? I didn't see any
> reference in the manual for filling the hub with grease, just for
> properly packing the bearings. Was Soldier 1 a bit enthusiastic with
> the grease gun, or is this the way it's supposed to be?
>
> I changed a wheel cyl. on the other side of the same axle, and did not
> find the same condition there, which is what makes me suspect an overly
> enthusiastic lubrication program.
>
> So what's the right way to do things? Liberally pack the bearings, or
> fill the hub like grease is free?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Sean Nichols
> '42 IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck
> '71 AM General M35A2
>
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