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Oct 30, 2010 | 11:18 AM

rosky69

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Axle Advice

I'm changing out the axle seals in my rear end. Should I repack the bearings with grease while I'm in there? Or does the 90 weight take care of all of that? Thanks, ross

Oct 30, 2010 | 01:50 PM

77nomad

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Why not. I have to say I don't have much experiance with rears though. But if its apart I clean everything and oil/grease, even my fishing reels.

Oct 30, 2010 | 03:13 PM

rosky69

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That's pretty much what I thought. I'm glad I didn't get a huge NO BAD IDEA, I just finished putting it back together, and I went ahead and greased everything.

Oct 30, 2010 | 10:35 PM

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No reason to grease any bearings inside the rear axle. Hopefully the grease wont cause an issue. The bearings are lubed by the differential gear oil, not greased.