Wheel bearing grease

[Royal]

I plan to inspect my breaks and re-pack my wheel bearings on my 5er next week. What type and brand grease do you fellows use?

I will apreciate any good info you have. Thanks.

 

[bombero]

Go to a good parts house like Napa and buy about 32oz of the most expensive high temp wheel bearing grease they have.

 

[Casey Balvert]

I use Castrol synthetic grease on mine and repack every other year or about 10,000 miles. This stuff seems to hold up very well and when you figure how long a tube lasts, the cost is nominal. I inspect every year anyway just to make myself feel better.



Casey

 

[TowPro]

I have the Amsoil synthetic grease ready to go, waiting for the driveway to dry up some.



Do yourself a favor and buy one of these . Make the job much easier.



when you look at the picture, this one does not have any grease in it, the red top comes off, then there is a white piece inside the clear tube, that holds the grease under it. Put the bearing in the top, press down on the top and grease squeezes through the bearing, flushing out all the old grease. Then the red top goes back on to keep the dirt out when stored.

 

[Bill Stockard]

TowPro,



Yep, I have one... I bought it off a Snap-On tool truck years ago. Great way to pack bearings.



I have to keep it hidden in my shop ... . everyone who sees it wants to borrow it to pack their bearings!!



Bill

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

Another good choice is LE 3752 Almagard. Check with Kevin Dinwiddie for the closest source and why he recommends this lube 760-249-3313.

 

[Briman]

I've been using the red Amsoil synthetic greese for years. I also have one of those bearing packers. It's much quicker than the palm of the hand.

 

[Bob Wagner]

I agree with Brian, the amsoil red high temp grease is hard to beat. Been working great for my fiver

 

[TowPro]

I think the Amsoil stuff I got is white.

Originally posted by Bob Wagner

I agree with Brian, the amsoil red high temp grease is hard to beat. Been working great for my fiver

 

[amsoilman]

TowPro,

If your grease is white in color, it is not Amsoil! They do not make a white grease.



Best regards,

Wayne

amsoilman

 

[TowPro]

I just went down stairs and looked at it. Its cream colored, about the color of oatmeal. It came from Amsoil, but I can't find the receipt, and I threw away the greese gun tube it came out of.



Guess I should figure out what it is before I put in on my camper bearings.



I also notice there is oil seperating from it and collecting in the bottom of the clear container.

Originally posted by amsoilman

TowPro,

If your grease is white in color, it is not Amsoil! They do not make a white grease.



Best regards,

Wayne

amsoilman

 

[ph]

Theoatmeal colored Amsoil grease is series 2000 "racing grease"--at least that is what it says on my tube.



ph

 

[Briman]

The red Amsoil grease "bleeds" liquid as well. I leave my grease gun in a plastic pail because of it. The strange thing is, it never seems to run out of this fluid. No mater how long you store it. I don't believe that this bleeding is detrimental to the performance of the grease.

 

[TowPro]

thanks, that what I thougth I bought, but don't remember what the tube said as I moved it into the bearing packer.

Originally posted by ph

The oatmeal colored Amsoil grease is series 2000 "racing grease"--at least that is what it says on my tube.



ph

 

[NETim]

Phillips 66 red grease

Tain't nothin' fancy about it, but I've used the stuff in my boat trailer bearings for about 10 years now. Naturally they get repacked once a year.



Tim

 

[Oil Ape]

Boy am I glad you guys mentioned the leak problem with the Amsoil. I bought a tube and put it in my grease gun and it leaks terrible... I was afraid I had gotten the wrong stuff!!! Blood all over the gun and tool bench. I was honestly afraid to put it in my wheel bearings initially but have used it a couple of times since with no problems whatsoever. I finally concluded that the bleeding proves its penetrating ability to protect. Synthetics have always been notorious regardless of the product to find some escape route.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

No bleed with the very sticky, thick LE 3752, I'm happy to say. It comes in tubs and in grease gun cartridges.