hub grease?

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:39 pm

evening all

Quick newby-type question:

What type of grease are you supposed to use to pack the hubs once you have cleaned out the grease caps? I'm talking about just the part of the hub you get access to by removing the grease cap. Will ordinary "multipurpose" grease do the job?

cheers for all advice

wibble

Post by **aupickup** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:59 pm

castrol LM gease is fine

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:21 pm

Don't pack the little hub caps - just a bit of grease in there is fine. Ideally you should pull each hub off - clean it out carefully - and then repack each bearing (after check it runs smoothly with no grease present) and refit with a new split pin (front hubs). Yes - any ordinary grease is fine - although Moly grease will do no harm.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:18 pm

thanks, guys

yes, that's my plan, bmce. When i have borrowed a socket large enough for the castellated nut

wibble

Post by **alex_holden** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:25 pm

Remember the left-hand hub nut has a left-hand thread.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:30 pm

thanks for that, Alex! will have saved me hours of grief

Post by **aupickup** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:39 pm

will bring sockets with me on sunday

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:44 pm

thanks dude!!

and you were going to let me have one of your many sockets suitable for the starter dog

and a SOLENOID

Hobnobs are locked and loaded

Post by **aupickup** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:48 pm

the starter dog sockets are part of sets i have

solenoid still in car

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:50 pm

Let's get that solenoid outta there when you come over!

so you don't have a starter dog socket you can part with? Rats I will have to re-start my search

Thanks for letting me know

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:00 am

You're only going to need it once!