Rear wheel bearings

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#1 Rear wheel bearings

Post by max-it-out » Fri May 13, 2022 2:48 pm

Why no grease nipples on the RWB s ? The fronts have them , so why the difference ? :questionmarks: :salute:
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#2 Re: Rear wheel bearings

Post by mgcjag » Fri May 13, 2022 4:13 pm

There is a prise off cap in the rear hub carrier....Steve
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#3 Re: Rear wheel bearings

Post by christopher storey » Fri May 13, 2022 4:54 pm

Do not be tempted to overfill the rear hubs as this often leads to the caps being blown off.Sufficient to coat the bearings themselves but not the surrounding area is good enough . There should , I think, be a very small pressure relief hole in each cap, although not all caps sold seem to have these

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#4 Re: Rear wheel bearings

Post by Series1 Stu » Fri May 13, 2022 5:44 pm

That's true, and some of them don't even fit! :cussing:
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