re-packing your R+P :)

[Vonski]

So, when you remove a 3rd member or the cover of your Dana axle, you expect to encounter gear oil, right? Of course, the R+P, carrier and pinion bearings, etc. need to be lubricated. OK, so we've heard stories of people forgetting to fill their diffs w/ fluid and burn stuff up, but have you ever thought about simply packing everything inside the diff w/ grease? Well, we were surprised to see this inside a Toyota front axle...

 

[GreenYJ]

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um....damn...

 

[EZRhino]

Did you tell the customer to clean out his diff himself? What a yuck job.

I guess it would work....man that would take a lot of grease!

EZ

 

[BBowski82]

I have heard of people doing this befor

 

[James K]

now I have heard of putting grease on your hub bearings on a 14 bolt so they are lubed until the gear oil gets to them but......................not this :-\

 

[Vonski]

Did you tell the customer to clean out his diff himself? What a yuck job.

I guess it would work....man that would take a lot of grease!

EZ

Keeping the pinion bearings lubricated is the biggest problem. BTW, I'm doing a knuckle rebuild only. The customer will be coming to pick up the housing and he will be cleaning it.

 

[muleskinner]

Is that a Penny for good luck?

 

[Andy]

Hehehehehehe I hate it when they do that. I had a 14 bolt come in that had 10 year old brick style railroad grease in the tubes that sucked!!

Andy

 

[Jeromy]

I heard that people do this in mud boging type rigs to help keep water and such out. tranys & t-cases too..... looks like alot of fun.

 

[Milner]

Parker had a frt 60 with packed bearings....Saved the housing/bearing, too bad it did'nt lube the r/p....

Old guy at Boyce packs all the bearings when he rebuilds them....