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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 10:22 PM
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Getting ready to replace the rear hub bearings and seals next few days I hope
I have several tubs of grease all different color

I got red grease napa

Blue Dryden grease think this is a waxy grease for like boat trailer bearings?

A light blue grease looks like lithium ??? Think its lubriguard?

And brown grease

All say disc brake bearing grease all have same ansi rating which one is best for this?
 
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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 10:42 PM
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I just used valvoline disc brake grease. Comes in a can and is red. No issues. I do run the rears wet though so not any grease left
 
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 05:39 AM
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i usually use lucas x-tra heavy duty (the green stuff), but the best stuff i've seen is made by amsoil... too rich for my blood though.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 01:55 PM
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Well spelled pass front and looks loaded with muddy rust grease so guess I am doin them too, just shoot in the red for now thanks guys, I was only thinking the Dryden blue for this exact reason
 
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 06:35 PM
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I wouldn't shoot it with a gun. Get a can and pack the bearings and everything you can around them
 
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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 08:29 PM
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Sorry auto correct sucks

When I pulled front hubs to do the terra firma hubs, driver front looked good packed, clean

Pass side muddy watery grease rust mess, did new timkens, double lip seal. Packed with some red Valvoline European spec grease I had

I expect same mess in rear bearings

I cleaned and packed like normal, you saying I should have slopped a bunch in the hub between the bearings?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2014 | 10:01 PM
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Pass rear was worse, removed caliper and rotor dropped, pulled the bearings and same muddy water crap rollers were falling out of outer bearing, guess 165 k miles they were due for replacement
 
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 10:30 PM
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My bearing s were cruddy looking but they cleaned up pretty good. I would throw them back in in a pinch and run them, and that says a lot considering roller bearings are my life for 45-50 hrs a week
 
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