rear wheel bearing grease

Art Newland

Art Newland

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Finally making some progress getting my brakes put together, ready to put the bearings and seals in the rear hubs. Randy Gross recommends this grease for the rear (only) wheel bearings. Says that it's much less likely to get past the seal and on to all the new brake goodies. Any opinions? (silly question):)
 

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i dont see why not, like oils - anything nowadays is better than 80 years ago.

I used mystic JT6 red stringly clingy stuff, the AA rear wheel bearings take just about a 1lb can each...
 
The Staylube is a fibrous grease and works well with straight roller bearings. Supposedly the fibers get pulled under the rollers.

John
 
What John in Illinois says mirrors what I have heard from many others. The old long-fiber greases hold up better in the rear wheel bearings than the newer high temp greases that are designed for close tolerance needle or tapered bearings. Several of the flathead V-8 guys that drive a lot of highway miles found this out the hard way.
 
Please tell me where I can buy "Sta-Lube heavy duty brake drum grease"?
I want this precise product.
I find many similar products on sites like Amazon, but I want the correct product for my rear wheel bearings, but cannot find that green can pictured in the first entry on this subject. (I don't want to make the mistake of using Mobil One grease again - it ruined one of my rear wheel bearing races, and it was a long and painful process to take apart the rear differential "trumpet assembly" and get a replacement race pressed on.)
Thanks.
 
A lot of interesting back references to the Model A can be found in the 1932 Service Bulletins ie; long fiber wheel bearing grease and the use of SAE 140 wt. gear oil in both the trans & rear end.

Sta-Lube SAE 140 GL-4 #SL24238
"Not corrosive to copper, bronze or other non-ferrous alloy bearings & bushings" as found in Model A transmissions.

140 wt. is easier to shift during cooler, early winter and spring driving.

No, I don't own stock in the company but I've had good results from their products. Just sharing.

JB
 
Pat Martone said:
Please tell me where I can buy "Sta-Lube heavy duty brake drum grease"?
I want this precise product.
I find many similar products on sites like Amazon, but I want the correct product for my rear wheel bearings, but cannot find that green can pictured in the first entry on this subject. (I don't want to make the mistake of using Mobil One grease again - it ruined one of my rear wheel bearing races, and it was a long and painful process to take apart the rear differential "trumpet assembly" and get a replacement race pressed on.)
Thanks.
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I bought mine right from Randy Gross when he rebuilt my backing-plates. I suppose he would sell you some.:)

Mel & Randy Gross
E-mail melmodela@aol.com or call at (714) 292-8660 / (323) 728-5712 for more info.
Thanks Mel & Randy Gross
 
This grease is NOT available at Advance, Auto Zone, O'Reilly's, Pep Boys.

As mentioned above, it is available at NAPA. I have to go to the NAPA store in Los Angeles to buy it as some of the smaller NAPA locations don't stock it. It is a hit and miss with them.
 
I lubed up one of the rear bearings yesterday... this stuff is thick! You have to work at it to get it down in the rollers. One of these little cans should be life time supply for one car, probably many cars for the amount they get driven.
 
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