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Subject:Re: Wheel bearings: which ones to grease?
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:00:57 -0600

Use good quality disk brake grease on the front bearings. The rear
bearings are not accessible and there are no grease fittings.
The rear wheel bearing seals are very well protected and they seldom need
service.
I just replaced my rear bearings at 278K, they hadn't failed and showed
very little wear. It was just on my list to finish restoration (last item
thank God).

Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 18:07:36 -0800 Les Shiaman <lamusicamellama@JUNO.COM>
writes:
> I know this job needs to be done periodically.  Is it only the front
> wheel bearings that need grease or all wheels?  I have Bentley and
> Haynes
> so I'll I get to work on it soon.  Are there any secrets I need to
> know
> before I start?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Les
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