Wayne L wrote:
> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns9986D4270250Dtegger@207.14.116.130...
>> "Wayne L" <wlogsdon@snip.net> wrote in news:af84c$46ba7006$d1cc7c5a$19925
>> @snip.allthenewsgroups.com:
>>
>>> Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and re-greased
>>> every so often?
>>>
>>
>> No. Sealed for life. These are not like the old tapered roller bearings
>> you
>> may be used to.
>>
>> The rear bearings tend to have far longer lives than the front ones. This
>> is because they are largely shielded from road splash.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tegger
>>
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>
> Hi Tegger. Thanks for getting back to me. You're the best!
> Yeah, every other car I've owned, except my wife's 99 Grand Prix, has had
> the tapered roller bearings with the keyed flat washer, all around, or just
> the back, and the rule of thumb I used was "clean them out and re-grease
> every 35K. When I took the dust cap off of the 2003 Accord, it looked
> similar to the 87 Accord I had...same disposable "peened" nut (I have a half
> a dozen used ones in the tool box...figured in a pinch they might be usable
> on the opposite side) but when I saw that instead of a keyed flat washer it
> had what looked like a sealing sheet metal disk.........I figured I'd better
> get some info before starting the disassembly. A few weeks ago it popped
> into my little brain that the Honda had about 61K on it and I had never
> greased the rear axles. I've seen more than one car on the shoulder with a
> broken rear axle, probably caused by a red hot bearing.

no dude, you've never seen a honda with a broken rear axle.

> My wife's 99 Grand
> Prix has an obviously sealed rear axle unit. This is the first car I've
> owned in a long while that I didn't spring for the whole shop manual set,
> because I usually kept them until they were ready for the junk yard. I've
> had dealers tell me they didn't want my trade in. Then I'd tell them "no
> trade in, no sale", then they would offer $50 and I'd say thankyou, saved me
> the trouble of getting rid of it :-) But after spending countless Sunday's
> under the car fixing things,

recreational car maintenance.

> and with Honda's being the most reliable cars
> I've ever owned, and with just about the lowest recall numbers in the
> business, I hope to trade this one in and get another in a year or two.
> BTW, the manuals are up to about $200 for the complete set.
>
> Thanks again Tegger
> Wayne
>
>