Time for another stupid question: Getting ready to reassemble the front hubs with new bearings. Upon cleaning it out, there was about a pound of grease in the cavity between the front and read bearings. Now I know the bearings need to be greased good, but I'm confused as to the purpose of the grease between them.
Should I pack that center part of the hub with grease in addition to greasing the bearings, or was that just a mistake from a prior owner?
Thanks!
How much grease in the front hub?
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Re: How much grease in the front hub?
Bearing manufacturers specify 2/3 full. leave plenty of air space. When the cavity is too full excessive heat is generated resulting in premature breakdown of the grease.
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Re: How much grease in the front hub?
Page 129 of the SPL service manual (available in Tech wiki at http://www.311s.org/PDFs/SPL311ServiceManualSML.pdf) shows a cross section of the assembled hub with a note and illustration on how much grease to apply to the hub.
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