Correct way to pack a wheel bearing

This is the only way I believe is the correct way to pack a bearing. Unless you have one of those fancy(read expensive) machines which essentially does the same thing.

Update: I have to add some extra comments here in response to some of the comments I have received.

I have driven this car now for 3 years and have regularly reached speeds in excess of 200km/h. When I'm racing, as can be seen on many of the videos that I post, I regularly also reach 196km/h trap speed over the 1/4 mile runs. There hasn't been a bearing failure or noise from the bearings yet, and they haven't been repacked since this video, though I am rebuilding the car and will be posting a video update of the state of the bearings. It's a Castrol grease, or in American terms Chevron, the specifications printed on the container meet and exceeds the requirements for car wheel bearings. So I can't see why some people are insisting that the grease I used is in any way inferior to anything else on the market.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• bearing
• packing
• wheel
• grease

[aviomaster]

WHy don't you use Molly Graphite grease , it seems to be better qiality and stays on the metal longer.

[imsimwim]

@aviomaster

I have driven this car now for 3 years and have regularly reached speeds in excess of 200km/h. There hasn't been a bearing failure or noise from the bearings yet. It's a Castrol grease, or in American terms Chevron, and on the container the specifications meet and exceeds the requirements for car wheel bearings. So I can't see why everyone is insisting that the grease I used is in any way inferior to anything else on the market.

[slimepuke]

Imsimwim, I actually just finished one side of my 1977 Volvo hub a couple of hours ago. The grease in the picture looks like jello and thin. My preference is the $10 Mobil 1 cartridge. Just my opinion that bearings should last 30 years in normal service.

[imsimwim]

@slimepuke

I bought the suspension that's on the car now from a 2005 model second hand car in 2006 and fitted it as is. In 2007 I had to replace the brake disks and that requires the hubs and bearings to come of, since the disks bolt on to the back of the hub. I repacked them with this grease and since then I haven't had to touch them, and the bearings in there are the factory items. The grease is not thin, it is quite thick. Read my update in the video comments.

[slimepuke]

This is quite s concept, looks really good. Bad choice of grease though

[imsimwim]

@slimepuke, what's wrong with the grease? It's a high speed wheel bearing grease made by Castrol which is specialy formulated for the kind of conditions wheel bearings may experience. I've been running it in my race car, regularly hit 200km/h and haven't experienced one problem in almost 3 years. The bearing being packed in the video is it's front wheel bearing and that was the last time it's been touched(2008/01/31). So I can't see how by looking at a video you can tell it's a bad grease...

[glennyh]

Best bearing grease I've ever used is Krazy Grease. It's washout proof, works great on by boat trailer. 

[TeifiValley123]

Genius little tip. Thanks. Loving the SA accent too!

[SuperAnt33]

that's how i learned when i was 15 still the best way

[dudeitsknate]

conklin rhino or timken industrial is the cats meow when it comes to grease.

[lacossanostra]

heat up a amount of grease in a cooking pan up to a point its melting and you can dip the bearing into the pan

[DragonFlyback256]

@brettknoss

Whatever works AND saves you money.

[brettknoss]

@DragonFlyback256 what if you used a putty knife and dipped the bearing the same way?

[duranate]

i dont know how i started watching bearing "pack" vids but there is al lot of incorrect videos on here! this is the way it should be done! i hope people see this one, good job

[gerrysauto]

The reason people are complaining is that they like to whine and cry and try to make others feel stupid.

I know someone who won 150K. He complained because it was not enough to by a house with, Boo HOO.

[BgDmSWEDE]

Thank you my friend for the ever so simple way of 'packing a bearing'. I knew there had to be an easy inexpensive way and you showed it to me. Everyone has their preference for lubricants but that is not the purpose of you short and excellent video. Well done :)

[BgDmSWEDE]

Thank you my friend for the ever so simple way of 'packing a bearing'. I knew there had to be an easy inexpensive way and you show it to me. Everyone has their preference for lubricants but that is not the purpose of you short and excellent video. Well done :)