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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Yoshi on December 20, 2006, 20:55:51

Title: Bearings.
Post by: Yoshi on December 20, 2006, 20:55:51: Am going to replace the osr hub bearings tomorrow. Just trying to remember a few things;

I have me one shot grease gun ready (gonna do the props while i am down there) was just trying to remember how much grease to use between the bearings and also how tight to do the hub nuts etc....

Its been a while since i got to do this kind of thing!
Title: Bearings.
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 21, 2006, 12:10:36: Don't use one-shot in the hub beraings, it's for the front cv/swivel housing.

It's more important that you pack the bearings with grease than use lots in the wrong place. Most of the grease around a bearing never does anything but prevent the tiny amount in the bearing being thrown clear.

Tighten the hub nuts back up 'till there is just a tiny amount of play, I check by levering the hub away from the locknuts and checking the gap with a feeler guage because a new oil seal on the hub will keep it tight against the nuts otherwise so you can't check for endfloat the way it shows in the manul ie with a DTI.
Title: Bearings.
Post by: Yoshi on December 21, 2006, 13:01:20: Well what is normal grease then????
Title: Bearings.
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 21, 2006, 14:07:32: Noraml is LM, lithium based HMP grease, usually a creamy brown and available in filling stations.
I use the water resistant green stuff from Lucas oils.

DON'T use copper grease or red n tacky.
Title: Bearings.
Post by: Yoshi on December 21, 2006, 16:33:46: Done it with one shot as local main stealer said it doesnt really make any difference.

Have done it now, needed a replacement stub axle as well, but at least its working lol
Title: Bearings.
Post by: Xtremeteam on December 21, 2006, 19:37:56: Quote from: "BadgersRover"
Done it with one shot as local main stealer said it doesnt really make any difference.

Have done it now, needed a replacement stub axle as well, but at least its working lol

2 things there

1 you listened to a main dealer
2 u used swivel grease in the bearings :lol::lol:
Title: Bearings.
Post by: baileys_1984 on December 21, 2006, 20:50:35: ask the yocalls on ere then do the op o well the garage says crash car into wall yocalls say dont umm garage gets to sell new car :lol: