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Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and re-greased
every so often?

Wayne

Wayne L wrote:
> Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and re-greased
> every so often?

That depends. How many kids does your mechanic have in college?

"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

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Wayne L wrote:
> Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and re-greased
> every so often?
>
> Wayne

how many more times are you going to post this question wayne? don't
like the answers you're getting?

"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
news:gKadnbTHsq9B4ifbnZ2dnUVZ_rninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
> Wayne L wrote:
>> Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and re-greased
>> every so often?
>>
>> Wayne
>
> how many more times are you going to post this question wayne? don't like
> the answers you're getting?

Wow! Jim Beam! I love your bourbon. It has a mellowing effect on most
people.

As you know, this is my 2nd post. My 30 Jul 07 post elicited no responses.

"Say What?" <NotMe@NotYou.com> wrote in message
news:Rttui.1983$qa3.1089@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
> Wayne L wrote:
>> Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and re-greased
>> every so often?
>
> That depends. How many kids does your mechanic have in college?
>
>
Hi Say What?

Actually I've been doing all of the maintenance and almost all of the
repairs on my cars these last 2 score and 4. The sum total of my paid
repairs are two rebuilt automatic transmissions, a trip to the dealer for an
intermittent sensor problem, which they failed to fix, and the time in 66
when I screwed up my first fuel pump replacement, resulting in a bent push
rod.

Wayne L wrote:
> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
> news:gKadnbTHsq9B4ifbnZ2dnUVZ_rninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>> Wayne L wrote:
>>> Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and re-greased
>>> every so often?
m Beam! I love your bourbon. It has a mellowing effect on most
> people.
>
> 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

Wayne L wrote:
> "Say What?" <NotMe@NotYou.com> wrote in message
> news:Rttui.1983$qa3.1089@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
>> Wayne L wrote:
>>> Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and re-greased
>>> every so often?
>> That depends. How many kids does your mechanic have in college?
>>
>>
> Hi Say What?
>
> Actually I've been doing all of the maintenance and almost all of the
> repairs on my cars these last 2 score and 4. The sum total of my paid
> repairs are two rebuilt automatic transmissions, a trip to the dealer for an
> intermittent sensor problem, which they failed to fix, and the time in 66
> when I screwed up my first fuel pump replacement, resulting in a bent push
> rod.
>
>

you /still/ don't need to touch honda bearings. maintenance is not a
recreational activity.

Say What? wrote:
> Wayne L wrote:
>> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
>> news:gKadnbTHsq9B4ifbnZ2dnUVZ_rninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>>> Wayne L wrote:
>>>> Should the rear wheel bearings on a 2003 Accord be cleaned and
>>>> re-greased
>>>> every so often?
> m Beam! I love your bourbon. It has a mellowing effect on most
>> people.
>>
>> 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.

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..