"Wayne L" <wlogsdon@snip.net> wrote in
news:98332$46bbfc95$d1cc7cf6$2897@snip.allthenewsg roups.com:

>
> "Say What?" <NotMe@NotYou.com> wrote in message
> news:GvQui.55$i85.10@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...
>> jim beam wrote:
>>
>>>>> As you know, this is my 2nd post. My 30 Jul 07 post elicited no
>>>>> responses.
>>>>
>>>> The THIRD but who's counting? 30 Jul, 7 Aug, 8 Aug
>>>
>>>
>>> he just wants someone to tell him to go ahead and do it. we /could/
>>> tell him they're sealed units and can't be disassembled, but that'll
>>> take the fun out.
>>
>> That would be nasty... and mean.
>>
>> It's bad enough that you didn't tell him the short cut method. You
>> know, where you heat the bearing units up with either a MAPP gas
>> torch or gentle application of an oxy-acetylene torch to redistribute
>> the grease and get it back down around the bearings and shaft..
>
> 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!
>



Do not monkey around with heating the bearings. That is a bad idea and
is unnecessary. You risk damage to the rubber sealing lip on the back of
the bearing.

Honda bearings go bad for two reasons: 1) impact damage, and 2) water
ingress. They do not go bad because the grease has dried up.

Just leave the bearings alone.

If, like me, you just like doing "recreational maintenance", find
something else to keep yourself occupied, like painting out stone chips
before they rust.


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Tegger

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