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Old 10 Aug 2007, 06:54 am
Eric
 
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Default Re: Rear wheel bearings

Wayne L wrote:
>
> My regular propane torch won't get hot enough? I have a little Propane /
> MAPP & Oxygen torch too, but the MAPP bottles are expensive, and the
> oxygen bottle are even more expensive and last less than 10 minutes.
>
> How come you guys don't like me? Tegger was very polite and helpful,
> thankfully. I read some other posts and you weren't breaking their
> balls. It's going to take some time for me to get over this. Maybe the
> whole weekend, when I'll have time to try the torch method. Will the
> grease flow properly with the car level, or do I have to jack up the
> other side? Thanks for the tip Jim and Say!
>


The post about the torch was a joke. Don't do this. The "sealed" bearings
get warm during normal operation and that will allow the grease to spread
throughout the bearing. Torching the bearings will only kill them.

Eric
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