Tool purchase advice

Great Lakes Greg

Great Lakes Greg

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I am looking for a wheel bearing packer. I bought a metal unit in the $20 range, and it's garbage. Grease squishes everywhere except into the bearing. Any brand preferences out there?
 
Look down, you got the best one right in your hands, just scoop some grease in your hand
and pull the back side of the bearing into it until the grease comes out the front then wipe some around the front of the bearing, done. Plus you'll always know where the tool is.
If you don't like the grease on your hands use latex gloves.
 
Great Lakes Greg said:
I am looking for a wheel bearing packer. I bought a metal unit in the $20 range, and it's garbage. Grease squishes everywhere except into the bearing. Any brand preferences out there?
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If I had a garage that worked on many customers cars I would buy a wheel bearing packer. As I need to do this so rarely on my personal cars, I just pack them by hand.

Charlie Stephens
 
Buy a box of zip lock sandwich size bags

1. put the grease in a plastic zip lock bag
2. throw the bearing in
3. squish the air out of the bag
4. zip the bag shut and work the bag by hand to force the grease into bearing
5. unzip the bag remove the bearing
6. throw another bearing in, more grease and repeat.

Works for me on the tapered roller bearings
 
KD 2775 ----might be a little more $, have been using same one for over 25 years, the Lisle 34550 might be in your price range but the plunger isn't adjustable to protrude more as the grease level gets lower

then there are the real cheap 2 metal cones that screw together that are near worthlsess if you want something quick and easy
 
I used the packer with plastic cones once and went back to hand packing. The packer is available as a gift.
 
This one made by Lisle works very good
 

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I use latex gloves. When I was younger I worked at a garage, and suggested that we buy one for the shop. Here's the deal, that grease in tubes is not the same spec. It's inadequate. Ever compare the grease spec for a ford? They proved their point with me, that's for sure.
 
The Lisle packer work great! I also use it to re-pack throw-out bearings. Call me a cheapo but I haven't had to buy a new one in 60 years!
 
Unless you live in California (where everything known to man will kill you LOL) , hands work great. :) But I have one of those old bearing packers. Just easier to use my hands (no gloves) and wipe/wash up after.
 
Gene F said:
I use latex gloves. When I was younger I worked at a garage, and suggested that we buy one for the shop. Here's the deal, that grease in tubes is not the same spec. It's inadequate. Ever compare the grease spec for a ford? They proved their point with me, that's for sure.
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I've used chassis grease for wheel bearings for 50 odd years and never had a problem w/it. The problem I find with wheel bearing grease is that it gets so stiff in the cold weather that the wheels don't want to rotate.
 
I've always done mine by hand, too, but one time I thought I'd take them to a real mechanic and get a professional job done with the "right equipment." I stood there and watched as he packed them by hand, and then charged me five bucks!
 
JBill said:
I've always done mine by hand, too, but one time I thought I'd take them to a real mechanic and get a professional job done with the "right equipment." I stood there and watched as he packed them by hand, and then charged me five bucks!
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Education costs! LOL
 
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